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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 1,985 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.

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.