Sam Houston State University Overview

Located in Huntsville, Texas, Sam Houston State University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Huntsville draws many to the area.

What Is Sam Houston State University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at SHSU.
• During a recent academic cycle, 79% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from SHSU with a bachelor's degree make about $54,211 a year. That's 33% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Sam Houston State University?

Contact details for SHSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1806 Ave J, Huntsville, TX 77340
Phone:	936-294-1111
Website:	www.shsu.edu

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How Do I Get Into SHSU?

You can apply to SHSU online at: www.shsu.edu/admissions/apply-texas.html

Admission Requirements for SHSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SHSU?

SHSU has an acceptance rate of 85%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 51% of students accepted to SHSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 580. Math scores were between 470 and 560.

SHSU received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Sam Houston State University?

The overall average net price of SHSU is $25,328. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SHSU, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,658 a year. That adds up to $22,632 over four years for those students.

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Sam Houston State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,811 undergraduate students at SHSU, with 15,020 being full-time and 3,791 being part-time.

There are also 3,101 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,020 full-time undergraduates at SHSU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sam Houston State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	312
Black or African American	2,737
Hispanic or Latino	3,875
White	7,139
International Students	155
Other Races/Ethnicities	802

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Sam Houston State University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at SHSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Turkey.

Sam Houston State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Criminal Justice & Corrections	888	11	117	4	1,020
Teacher Education Grade Specific	303	0	0	0	303
General Psychology	263	0	5	0	268
General Business/Commerce	240	0	0	0	240
Business Administration & Management	77	0	158	0	235
Communication & Media Studies	198	0	5	0	203
Nursing	195	0	0	0	195
Health & Physical Education	141	0	14	0	155
General Biology	122	0	13	0	135
Health Sciences & Services	123	0	5	0	128
Finance & Financial Management	119	0	0	0	119
History	84	4	26	0	114
Educational Administration	0	0	93	17	110
Health & Medical Administrative Services	110	0	0	0	110
Animal Science	103	0	0	0	103
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	91	11	102
Accounting	74	0	16	0	90
Public Health	75	0	13	0	88
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	82	0	82
Homeland Security	34	11	35	0	80
Marketing	78	0	0	0	78
Music	58	0	20	0	78
Construction Engineering Technology	70	0	0	0	70
Political Science & Government	48	4	18	0	70
Graphic Communications	53	0	0	0	53
General English Literature	42	6	5	0	53
Liberal Arts General Studies	51	0	0	0	51
Sociology	37	1	12	0	50
Drama & Theater Arts	50	0	0	0	50
Computer Information Systems	40	0	9	0	49
Agricultural Economics & Business	44	0	0	0	44
Library & Information Science	0	0	44	0	44
Computer Engineering Technology	42	0	0	0	42
General Agriculture	24	0	15	0	39
Mathematics	17	0	21	0	38
Dance	27	0	7	0	34
Chemistry	30	0	3	0	33
Human Resource Management	32	0	0	0	32
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	31	0	0	0	31
Special Education	0	0	28	0	28
Fine & Studio Arts	28	0	0	0	28
Design & Applied Arts	26	0	0	0	26
Management Information Systems	25	0	0	0	25
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	17	0	6	0	23
Student Counseling	0	0	17	6	23
Teaching English or French	0	0	22	0	22
Geography & Cartography	9	0	12	0	21
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	12	8	20
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	20	0	0	0	20
Public Administration	0	0	19	0	19
Information Technology	7	0	8	3	18
Agricultural Mechanization	17	0	0	0	17
Plant Sciences	17	0	0	0	17
International Business	17	0	0	0	17
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	16	0	0	0	16
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	16	0	0	0	16
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	16	0	0	0	16
Instructional Media Design	0	0	10	5	15
Natural Resources Conservation	15	0	0	0	15
Entrepreneurial Studies	14	0	0	0	14
General Engineering Technology	13	0	0	0	13
Writing Studies	0	0	12	0	12
Security Science and Technology	0	0	10	2	12
Geological & Earth Sciences	10	0	0	0	10
Other Education	0	0	0	8	8
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	8	0	8
Statistics	0	0	8	0	8
Romance Languages	7	0	0	0	7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	7	0	0	0	7
Agricultural Public Services	6	0	0	0	6
General Family & Consumer Sciences	6	0	0	0	6
Philosophy	6	0	0	0	6
Physics	6	0	0	0	6
Agricultural Production	0	0	5	0	5
Business/Managerial Economics	5	0	0	0	5
International Education	0	0	5	0	5
Biological & Physical Science	5	0	0	0	5
Allied Health Professions	0	0	2	0	2
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Medicine	0	0	0	0	0
Data Science	0	0	0	0	0
History and Political Science	0	0	0	0	0
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0	0
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4,254	37	1,011	64	5,366

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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