- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TXTown: remoteZIP 75961Founded 1921
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1921
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sfasu.edu
TexasPublic
Stephen F Austin State University
Stephen F Austin State University is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas, with 8,728 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $15,928 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention72%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans44%
$15,928net price / year
94%admission rate
1066average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$54,376median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,000median debt
#1,051 of 1,704 for earnings#552 of 1,739 for lowest net price#846 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,330 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
- $28,762tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $11,228
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,948
- Average net price
- $15,928national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,392
$30,001–48,000$13,256
$48,001–75,000$14,861
$75,001–110,000$16,578
$110,001+$21,015
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1066
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,530
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,376middle 50%: $37,376–$73,472
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,472
Median, Stephen F Austin State University$54,376
Lower quarter$37,376
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
- 8,728
- Part-time
- 9.8%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 21.4
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 76%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,694 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,033
- Endowment, end of year
- $135,381,137
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White56%
Hispanic24%
Black12%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.9%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies14%
Health professions14%
Visual & performing arts10%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.8%
Family & consumer sciences5.1%
Psychology4.7%
Agriculture3.3%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 228431. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2344683.