Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX · Public · Town (remote) · SFA · SFASU · Stephen F · Stephen F. Austin
Public institution in Nacogdoches, TX · 8,746 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $49,634 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Undergraduates
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
- $15,152693rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,600650th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,680902nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,231637th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,4091,086th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,6341,089th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,1441,012th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.7%1,091st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.3%1,178th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 88.3%1,182nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1074774th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8,746294th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.8%856th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 120 mi (IAH)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $25
- 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 67 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $64,318 | $63,768 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $52,107 | $50,856 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $48,823 | $52,420 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | $48,432 | $47,260 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementNatural Resources | bachelors | $43,426 | $40,017 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $50,231 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $42,682 | $39,369 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,689 | $41,565 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $41,193 | $36,225 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $40,792 | $40,728 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $40,768 | $43,054 |
| Interior ArchitectureArchitecture | bachelors | $40,461 | $39,369 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1921source
- Athletic nickname: "Ladyjacks"source
- Homer Bryce Stadium seats about 14,575source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Lumberjacksource
- Motto: ""Striving For Personal Excellence In Everything That We Do""source
- Formerly known as "Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College" (1923–1949)source
- Formerly known as "Stephen F. Austin State College" (1949–1969)source
- Athletic conference: SLCsource
- Plays for the "The Chief" (since 1924)source
- Fight song: ""SFA Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Don Henleysource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,964,800 (M $3,643,959 · W $2,289,175 · Coed $31,666)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Bowling: 2019, 2016
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitesfasu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 228431)
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