- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TXTown: distantZIP 77340Founded 1879
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1879
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.shsu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
TexasPublic
Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University is a public university in Huntsville, Texas, with 17,743 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $14,788 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention73%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans45%
$14,788net price / year
90%admission rate
1041average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$56,877median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,000median debt
#945 of 1,704 for earnings#485 of 1,739 for lowest net price#832 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,203 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,474tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,228
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,068
- Average net price
- $14,788national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,734
$30,001–48,000$11,472
$48,001–75,000$12,286
$75,001–110,000$17,548
$110,001+$23,418
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1041
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–570
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–550
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,793
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,877middle 50%: $38,915–$78,074
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,074
Median, Sam Houston State University$56,877
Lower quarter$38,915
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 17,743
- Part-time
- 16%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 22.1
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 79%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,196 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,981
- Endowment, end of year
- $190,847,399
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic29%
Black18%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.3%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting20%
Business & management18%
Health professions10%
Education7.7%
Psychology7.6%
Communication & journalism5.1%
Agriculture4.7%
Visual & performing arts4.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | $6,803 | 51% | $54,599 |
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| University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX | $9,828 | 30% | $57,404 |
| East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX | $13,974 | 40% | $52,631 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | $14,208 | 55% | $48,646 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | $13,778 | 56% | $63,110 |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR | $15,441 | 58% | $47,220 |
| Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI | $13,902 | 59% | $57,828 |
| University of Idaho Moscow, ID | $15,321 | 60% | $58,095 |
| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | $16,830 | 56% | $52,901 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 227881. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1422594.