Stephen F. Austin State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 70,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (79%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,319
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 99%
From Region 1%
Athletes 589 (7.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
Hispanic 24%
Black 12%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture 123 46% 72% 1% 2% 15% 0% $55,724 3 -0.51 49 97%
Agribusiness Operations — — — — — — — — $64,210 20 -0.89 68 — — — — —
Agricultural Mechanization — — — — — — — — $55,493 21 -0.55 48 — — — — —
Agriculture 62 — 31% 66% 0% 5% 21% 0% $47,783 7 -1.27 27 — — — — —
Animal Sciences — — — — — — — — $53,391 46 -0.14 43 90% — — — —
Environmental Science 12 — 33% 50% 8% 0% 17% 0% $56,667 40 -0.25 51 100% — — — —
Forestry 49 — 67% 84% 0% 0% 8% 0% $65,542 67 +0.38 70 97% — — — —
Wildlife and Wildlands Management — — — — — — — — $63,777 60 +0.21 67 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 197 38% 55% 2% 12% 23% 1% $50,692 1 +0.24 35 95% 7.0%
Art 62 — 40% 47% 5% 15% 24% 0% $40,880 23 -0.64 12 94% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $40,880 15 -0.85 12 94% — — — —
Dance 11 +2 18% 36% 0% 27% 27% 0% $57,791 98 +1.97 54 95% — — — —
Interior Design 26 — 8% 73% 0% 8% 15% 4% $71,898 71 +0.44 79 — — — — —
Music 63 — 46% 54% 2% 10% 29% 0% $54,329 85 +0.81 45 96% 7.0% — — —
Theatre 35 — 49% 63% 0% 11% 17% 0% $43,543 54 +0.06 17 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal and Applied Arts 294 32% 55% 0% 11% 24% 0% $53,867 2 -0.55 44 95% 10.0%
Geographic Information Systems 10 — 90% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $72,542 7 -1.25 79 — — — — —
Medical Humanities — — — — — — — — $58,545 20 -0.68 56 — — — — —
Creative Writing 9 — 44% 78% 0% 22% 0% 0% $46,346 20 -0.74 24 93% — — — —
English 21 — 10% 67% 0% 10% 24% 0% $48,150 31 -0.52 28 100% — — — —
History 24 — 50% 62% 0% 4% 17% 0% $50,124 23 -0.66 34 87% 10.0% — — —
Modern Languages 8 +5 38% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $57,186 51 -0.08 53 90% — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $49,900 17 -0.87 33 — — — — —
Communication Studies 8 — 50% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $58,180 39 -0.34 55 97% — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $56,898 26 -0.60 52 — — — — —
Human Services — — — — — — — — $52,256 41 -0.12 40 — — — — —
Mass Communication 38 — 50% 47% 0% 13% 26% 0% $58,180 39 -0.34 55 97% — — — —
Political Science 17 — 41% 53% 0% 0% 41% 6% $59,240 15 -0.95 58 100% — — — —
Psychology 88 +1 16% 55% 1% 16% 20% 0% $49,722 21 -0.81 33 96% — — — —
Public Administration 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,830 19 -0.84 61 — — — — —
Social Work 25 — 8% 44% 0% 16% 32% 0% $53,121 45 -0.02 42 93% — — — —
Sociology 11 — 27% 64% 0% 0% 9% 0% $48,251 11 -0.78 29 90% — — — —
Strategic Communication 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $62,837 24 -0.80 65 — — — — —
Sustainability 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,616 32 -0.36 54 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 28 — 46% 50% 0% 14% 25% 0% $60,458 57 +0.08 60 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences and Mathematics 170 66% 58% 4% 10% 23% 1% $75,641 59 -0.98 82 95%
Electrical Engineering 3 — 100% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $95,530 4 -1.02 95 — — — — —
Engineering Physics 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,658 4 -1.44 86 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 9 — 100% 44% 11% 11% 22% 0% $87,242 3 -1.50 91 — — — — —
Computer Science 27 — 74% 48% 4% 7% 30% 0% $92,600 14 -0.95 93 95% — — — —
Data Analytics — — — — — — — — $66,631 1 -2.02 72 — — — — —
Information Technology 16 — 94% 25% 6% 19% 38% 6% $92,600 43 -0.28 93 95% — — — —
Chemistry 13 — 38% 69% 0% 8% 23% 0% $63,842 16 -0.75 67 — — — — —
Geology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,585 26 -0.49 59 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 13 — 54% 77% 0% 0% 8% 0% $59,502 0 -1.56 58 100% — — — —
Physics and Astronomy 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $64,504 6 -1.37 68 — — — — —
Biochemistry 8 — 75% 38% 0% 12% 50% 0% $59,313 8 -1.08 58 — — — — —
Biology 41 — 24% 54% 5% 17% 22% 0% $56,868 9 -1.11 52 94% — — — —
Aviation 3 — 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $89,290 29 -0.37 92 — — — — —
Construction Management 26 — 100% 77% 0% 4% 15% 0% $91,257 16 -0.81 93 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
DeWitt School of Nursing 143 11% 59% 3% 11% 19% 3% $86,754 84 -0.55 90 95% 4.3%
Nursing 143 — 11% 59% 3% 11% 19% 3% $86,754 30 -0.55 90 95% 4.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
James I. Perkins College of Education 614 19% 58% 1% 13% 21% 0% $54,507 3 -0.45 46 96% 7.3%
Dietetics 12 — 8% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $59,619 29 -0.41 59 — — — — —
Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics 5 — 40% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $69,334 76 +0.51 76 100% — — — —
Audiology 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $60,944 42 -0.15 61 94% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 39 — 3% 72% 0% 8% 15% 0% $60,944 42 -0.15 61 94% — — — —
Health Sciences 55 — 18% 33% 4% 36% 22% 0% $58,250 19 -0.70 55 98% — — — —
Kinesiology 110 — 56% 57% 0% 15% 18% 1% $57,076 34 -0.55 52 96% — — — —
Rehabilitation Services 11 — 9% 45% 0% 9% 45% 0% $47,638 9 -1.43 27 96% — — — —
General Studies 12 — 17% 58% 0% 8% 25% 8% $53,002 31 -0.41 42 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 254 — 6% 64% 0% 6% 24% 0% $52,907 29 -0.42 41 96% 6.7% — — —
Multidisciplinary Studies 18 — 39% 67% 6% 11% 11% 0% $53,286 32 -0.39 42 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 89 — 15% 48% 1% 22% 19% 0% $49,972 26 -0.39 33 96% 9.2% — — —
Fashion Merchandising 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,470 31 -0.41 53 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Nelson Rusche College of Business 343 52% 63% 1% 8% 19% 1% $70,104 44 -0.53 77 94% 7.1%
Accounting 44 +1 45% 48% 0% 7% 43% 2% $75,688 26 -0.73 82 98% — — — —
Banking and Finance 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,384 9 -0.89 80 98% — — — —
Business Communication 6 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $69,126 22 -0.66 75 — — — — —
Business Economics 5 +1 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $72,602 13 -0.95 79 — — — — —
Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,619 7 -1.10 75 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 13 — 69% 62% 0% 15% 15% 0% $59,981 15 -0.70 59 — — — — —
Finance 30 +1 73% 73% 3% 10% 7% 3% $73,384 9 -0.89 80 98% — — — —
General Business 121 — 56% 73% 0% 4% 16% 1% $69,316 36 -0.43 76 92% 7.1% — — —
Hospitality Administration 20 — 10% 65% 10% 5% 15% 0% $51,932 13 -0.78 39 98% — — — —
Human Resource Management 7 — 29% 57% 0% 14% 14% 0% $67,833 26 -0.59 73 100% — — — —
International Business 9 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 22% 11% $69,499 32 -0.63 76 90% — — — —
Management 38 +1 71% 55% 0% 21% 11% 0% $72,604 51 -0.26 79 97% — — — —
Marketing 48 — 33% 54% 2% 8% 23% 0% $73,531 41 -0.31 80 90% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,691
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,922
Est. In-State Cost $15,123
Est. Out-of-State Cost $32,239
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 19.4% 365 25% 56% 2% 16% 20% 1% $69,083 17 -0.55 75 96% 4.3%
Humanities 18.4% 347 13% 64% 1% 7% 23% 0% $52,369 33 -0.44 40 95% 7.0%
Business & Economics 18.2% 343 52% 63% 1% 8% 19% 1% $70,105 26 -0.53 77 94% 7.1%
Social Sciences 15.0% 282 22% 51% 1% 16% 23% 0% $52,226 19 -0.54 40 96% 9.2%
Arts 10.6% 199 38% 55% 2% 12% 23% 1% $50,760 48 +0.23 35 95% 7.0%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.4% 140 42% 70% 2% 4% 14% 0% $56,544 36 -0.47 51 97% —
Professional 3.0% 57 74% 63% 2% 9% 19% 0% $76,024 68 -0.35 83 99% —
Computer Science 2.8% 53 83% 47% 4% 9% 28% 2% $88,815 15 -0.80 91 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.6% 49 33% 51% 4% 16% 27% 0% $57,267 11 -1.11 53 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 33 52% 76% 0% 3% 15% 0% $61,826 7 -1.12 63 100% —
Engineering 0.8% 16 100% 56% 6% 12% 19% 0% $86,900 2 -1.40 90 100% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $2.1M #126 28% $0.1M — — 17 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #426 34% $0.1M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #390 6% $0 4 #289 31 —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #415 29% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.3M #321 1% $0 3 #399 — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #332 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #418 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #489 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.2M #404 23% $0.1M 7 #502 48 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 140 $5.5M $5.5M $0
Track & Field (combined) 132 $651K $651K $0
Baseball 59 $884K $884K $0
Other Sports 17 $96K $96K $0
Basketball 15 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Golf 12 $253K $253K $0
Total 318 $9.8M $9.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 110 $714K $714K $0
Other Sports 69 $391K $391K $0
Soccer 31 $772K $772K $0
Softball 26 $821K $821K $0
Beach Volleyball 23 $316K $316K $0
Volleyball 19 $720K $720K $0
Basketball 14 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Bowling 11 $413K $413K $0
Golf 8 $256K $256K $0
Tennis 8 $457K $457K $0
Total 271 $6.4M $6.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 242 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Football 140 $5.5M $5.5M $0
Other Sports 86 $487K $487K $0
Baseball 59 $884K $884K $0
Soccer 31 $772K $772K $0
Basketball 29 $4.0M $4.0M $0
Softball 26 $821K $821K $0
Beach Volleyball 23 $316K $316K $0
Golf 20 $509K $509K $0
Volleyball 19 $720K $720K $0
Bowling 11 $413K $413K $0
Tennis 8 $457K $457K $0
Total 589 $22.5M $22.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 83%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 46%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 59%
SAT Range 950 – 1130
SAT Math Range 450 – 550
SAT RW Range 490 – 590