Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University admitted 90% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 930–1120 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $14,788 a year. Within six years, 56% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 90%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 930–1120
- ACT middle 50%
- 17–24
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,474 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $14,788 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,734 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,228 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $19,068 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 56%
- Students who return for a second year
- 73%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $56,877 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 17,743
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 47%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 20%
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Health professions
- 10%
- Education
- 8%
- Psychology
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Houston-Downtown TX · 90% admitted
- Aquinas College MI · 90% admitted
- University of Nebraska at Kearney NE · 90% admitted
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence RI · 88% admitted
- University of Central Arkansas AR · 90% admitted
- East Texas A&M University TX · 92% admitted
More colleges in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- University of Houston TX · 74% admitted
- Texas State University TX · 89% admitted
- University of North Texas TX · 72% admitted
- Texas Tech University TX · 73% admitted
- The University of Texas at Arlington TX · 80% admitted
- The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.