Editing Tarleton State University (section)

{{Short description|Public university in Stephenville, Texas, US}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Tarleton State University
 | former_names           = The John Tarleton College<br>(1899–1917)<br> John Tarleton Agricultural College<br>(1917–1949)<br />Tarleton State College<br>(1949–1973)
 | image                  = Tarleton State University seal.svg
 | image_upright          = 0.7
 | image_size             = 
 | motto                  = 
 | established            = {{Start date and age|1899|9|7}}
 | endowment              = $42 million (2016)<ref>{{cite web | title=Tarleton State University - Profile, Rankings and Data | website=US News Best Colleges | date=10 March 2016 | url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/tarleton-3631 | access-date=31 July 2023}}</ref>
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]
 | president              = [[James L. Hurley]]
 | city                   = [[Stephenville, Texas]]
 | country                = U.S.
 | campus                 = Urban, {{cvt|1,973|acre}}
 | students               = 14,092 (fall 2022)<ref>{{cite web | title = College Navigator - Tarleton State University | language = en | access-date = 2024-08-11 | publisher = [[National Center for Education Statistics]] | url = https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=TX&id=228529}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 12,012
 | postgrad               = 2,080
 | athletics_affiliations = {{hlist|[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] – [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]|[[United Athletic Conference|UAC]]}}
 | sports_nickname        = [[Tarleton State Texans|Texans]]
 | colors                 = {{color box|#4F2D7F}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}} Purple & white
 | parent                 = [[Texas A&M University System]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.tarleton.edu}}
 | logo                   = Tarleton State University logo.svg
 | logo_size              = 250
}}

'''Tarleton State University''' is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Stephenville, Texas]], United States. It is a founding member of the [[Texas A&M University System]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tarleton.edu/home/index.html |title=Tarleton University web site |access-date=2018-09-23}}</ref> and enrolled over 15,000 students in the fall of 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/about/index.html|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Tarleton State University|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Relations|first=Tarleton Media|title=Tarleton anticipates record fall enrollment despite pandemic|url=https://www.yourstephenvilletx.com/story/news/2020/08/18/tarleton-anticipates-record-fall-enrollment-despite-pandemic/42558771/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Stephenville Empire-Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref> It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=228529 |publisher=[[American Council on Education]] |accessdate=March 8, 2023 |date=2023}}</ref>