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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.

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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,600648th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$20,680894th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,231637th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,4091,079th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,6341,084th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,1441,009th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
51.7%1,083rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
71.3%1,170th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
88.3%1,171st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1074772nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
8,746294th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
36.8%845th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$64,318$63,768
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$52,107$50,856
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$48,823$52,420
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$48,432$47,260
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementNatural Resourcesbachelors$43,426$40,017
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$42,682$50,231
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$42,682$39,369
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$41,689$41,565
MarketingBusinessbachelors$41,193$36,225
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$40,792$40,728
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$40,768$43,054
Interior ArchitectureArchitecturebachelors$40,461$39,369

Campus facts

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)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Stephen F Austin State University’s 8,746 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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