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Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Public · Town (distant) · Carnegie R1/R2 · SHSU

Public institution in Huntsville, TX · 18,138 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $54,211 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$16,025751st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,228508th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$19,020793rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,517653rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,983880th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,211837th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,337858th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
55.1%956th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.4%940th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.4%1,078th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1055812th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
18,138133rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.9%704th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 52 mi (IAH)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 57 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$67,304$69,740
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$58,221$60,128
Agricultural MechanizationAgriculturebachelors$57,995$49,436
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$56,415$59,417
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$52,107$56,415
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$47,260—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$46,478$37,424
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,696$43,240
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$44,837$44,520
Agriculture, GeneralAgriculturebachelors$44,356$44,091
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,244$45,383
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculturebachelors$43,798$46,087

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,047,788 (M $3,830,678 · W $2,217,110)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Sam Houston State University’s 18,138 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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