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Stephen F Austin State University Overview

Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The surrounding location of Nacogdoches is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Stephen F Austin State University Known For?

2,126 Undergraduate Awards
$27,868 Avg Cost After Aid
90% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at SFASU is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from SFASU with a bachelor's degree make about $49,634 a year. That's 22% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Stephen F Austin State University?

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Contact details for SFASU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2008 Alumni Drive, Rusk 206, Nacogdoches, TX 75961
Phone: 936-468-2011
Website: www.sfasu.edu

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How Do I Get Into SFASU?

You can apply to SFASU online at: https://www.sfasu.edu/admissions-and-aid

Admission Requirements for SFASU

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into SFASU?

90% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
57% Submit SAT Scores
Since SFASU has an acceptance rate of 90%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 57% of students accepted to SFASU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Stephen F Austin State University  ( 490 to 590 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Stephen F Austin State University  ( 480 to 570 )
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800
SFASU received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Stephen F Austin State University  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Stephen F Austin State University  ( 18 to 24 )
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36

Can I Afford Stephen F Austin State University?

$27,868 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of SFASU is $27,868. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SFASU, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,025 a year. That adds up to $28,100 over four years for those students.

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Stephen F Austin State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,882 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,987 undergraduate students at SFASU, with 8,882 being full-time and 2,105 being part-time.

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There are also 1,633 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,882 full-time undergraduates at SFASU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Stephen F Austin State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 103
Black or African American 1,288
Hispanic or Latino 1,822
White 5,128
International Students 59
Other Races/Ethnicities 482

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Stephen F Austin State University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at SFASU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, China, and India.

Stephen F Austin State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 270 10 0 280
Social Work 83 75 0 158
Health & Physical Education 143 14 0 157
General Business/Commerce 136 0 0 136
Nursing 127 8 0 135
General Psychology 102 8 0 110
Educational Administration 0 98 3 101
General Family & Consumer Sciences 69 31 0 100
Music 66 30 0 96
Communication Sciences 65 30 0 95
Accounting 46 35 0 81
Business Administration & Management 43 35 0 78
Communication & Media Studies 66 9 0 75
Fine & Studio Arts 69 6 0 75
General Agriculture 65 3 0 68
General Biology 56 5 0 61
Health Sciences & Services 56 0 0 56
Marketing 54 0 0 54
Finance & Financial Management 51 0 0 51
Computer Information Systems 46 0 0 46
Forestry 41 2 1 44
Drama & Theater Arts 36 0 0 36
Hospitality Management 33 0 0 33
General English Literature 25 5 0 30
Criminal Justice & Corrections 29 0 0 29
Political Science & Government 26 0 0 26
History 24 1 0 25
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 24 0 24
Mental & Social Health Services 0 23 0 23
Engineering Physics 22 0 0 22
Natural Resources Conservation 15 7 0 22
Special Education 0 19 0 19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 16 2 18
Design & Applied Arts 17 0 0 17
Human Resource Management 16 0 0 16
Liberal Arts General Studies 16 0 0 16
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 14 0 0 14
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 14 0 0 14
Interdisciplinary Studies 14 0 0 14
Chemistry 14 0 0 14
Geography & Cartography 14 0 0 14
Business/Managerial Economics 11 0 0 11
Writing Studies 11 0 0 11
Geological & Earth Sciences 8 3 0 11
Human Sciences Business Services 10 0 0 10
Sociology 10 0 0 10
Business/Corporate Communications 9 0 0 9
Mathematics 9 0 0 9
Public Administration 2 7 0 9
Construction Management 8 0 0 8
Publishing 0 8 0 8
Curriculum & Instruction 0 8 0 8
General Education 0 8 0 8
Dance 8 0 0 8
International Business 7 0 0 7
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 7 0 0 7
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 7 0 0 7
Entrepreneurial Studies 6 0 0 6
Allied Health Professions 0 6 0 6
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 4 0 5
Biological & Physical Science 0 5 0 5
Wildlife Management 5 0 0 5
Human Services 5 0 0 5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 4 0 0 4
Student Counseling 0 4 0 4
Statistics 0 4 0 4
Recreation Administration 0 4 0 4
Physics 4 0 0 4
Animal Science 3 0 0 3
Information Technology 0 3 0 3
Public Relations & Advertising 2 0 0 2
International Relations & National Security 0 2 0 2
Agricultural Economics & Business 1 0 0 1
Agricultural Mechanization 1 0 0 1
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 1 0 1
Romance Languages 0 1 0 1
Data Analytics 1 0 0 1
Sustainability Science 1 0 0 1
Economics 1 0 0 1
Air Transportation 1 0 0 1
Plant Sciences 0 0 0 0
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,126 562 6 2,694

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.

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