Commuter student statistics

Fall Semester	Total Student Enrollment	Out-of-Town Students
1999	21,477	11,538
2000	21,765	11,573
2001	22,423	12,443
2002	23,517	12,068
2003	25,025	12,759
2004	26,306	13,518
2005	26,783	13,487
2006	27,129	13,438
2007	27,485	13,846
2008	28,121	14,633
2009	29,105	15,711
2010	30,803	17,177

—Courtesy of Texas State Institutional Research Office

Growing alongside Texas State's total student enrollment, the number of students reporting they live out of town has steadily risen. According to Texas State's Institutional Research Office, more than 11,500 students reported living outside San Marcos in 1999. Ten years later, that number has increased by nearly 600, with more than have of Texas State students reporting living out of town and attending the university.