Mission Texas State University is a public, student-centered research institution dedicated to excellence, discovery, and innovation. We create new knowledge, embrace our people and ideas, foster cultural and economic development, and educate our students to participate fully and freely in the communities of Texas, the nation, and the world.
Description Texas State University (TXST), established in 1899, is one of America’s largest and most vibrant universities and employs more than 7,000 faculty, staff, and students. TXST serves more than 38,000 students with 99 bachelor's, 91 master's, and 14 doctoral degrees offered. The University’s strategic vision sets ambitious goals for elevating student success, running to Carnegie R1 status, and being an employer of choice. Texas State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, committed to providing a welcoming educational and working environment for all.
Listed as one of America's Best Employers by Forbes magazine in 2019 and 2017. Named one of the Best Employers for Women by Forbes. Listed as Best for Vets: Colleges by Military Times, Forbes and MSCI ESG Research, 2024
Great Colleges to Work For, The Chronicle of Higher Education and ModernThink LLC, 2009
Texas State has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,318 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Texas State employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 90% of employees would recommend working at Texas State to a friend. This is based on 1,321 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
74% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Texas State as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Texas State.