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Tarleton State University

Tarleton State University
Box T-0001
Stephenville, TX 76402

Official telephone: (254) 968-9000
Fax number: (254) 968-9920
Website: www.tarleton.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 10,750
Full-time undergraduates: 8,309
Part-time undergraduates: 2,441
Total graduate students: 1,583
Full-time graduate students: 299
Part-time graduate students: 1,284
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 2%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
19.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
65.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Nonresident Alien
0.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
17.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
68.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Nonresident Alien
0.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 175 acres
City or town school is located in: Stephenville, TX
Population of city/town: 18,561
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Fort Worth, Midlothian, and Waco.
Nearest major city: Fort Worth, TX
Distance of nearest major city: 65 miles
Population of nearest major city: 792,727
Online campus map: map.tarleton.edu/map/
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LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (34%)
  • women's dorms (22%)
  • men's dorms (19%)
  • single-student apartments (21%)
  • married-student apartments (4%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 87%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 35%
Percent of students who live off campus: 65%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 21 must live on campus for two years unless living with family within a 45-mile radius.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 90%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 2800
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Planetarium, center for industrial history of Texas.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 7
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 1
Number of social sororities on campus: 8
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): J-TAC, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 13
Total number of registered organizations: 125
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Student Union, Catholics on Campus, Church of Christ group, Latter-day Saints Student Association, Wesley Foundation; Christian Athletes, Christian Cowboys, Full Gospel, and Lutheran Student Fellowships
Minority student organizations:
Los Tejanos de Tarleton, United Black Student Association
International student organizations:
Chinese and Latin American Student Associations
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Lonn Reisman,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Susan Burton,
Assistant Athletic Director
School colors: purple and white
School mascot: Texans/Tex Anns
Athletic conference memberships: Lone Star Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-countryyesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Men's rodeoyesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballnoLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-countryyesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Women's rodeoyesNCAA Div. II
Women's softballyesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyesLone Star Conference, NCAA Div. II
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 4%
Athletic facilities:
baseball complex, basketball courts, football stadium, gymnasium, recreational sports center, track; physical education and softball fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, bowling, dodgeball, flag football, mountain biking, racquetball, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Dallas-Fort Worth (90 miles)
Nearest other airport: Waco, TX (90 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Cleburne, TX (55 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Stephenville, TX (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Dr. Bud Frazier, heart surgeon, Houston
  • Millie Hughes-Fulford, astronaut
  • George Kennedy, actor.

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