Sam Houston State University – Institution Information

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General Information

UNITID Item Value order
227881 City Huntsville 1
227881 State TX 2
227881 Region Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) 3
227881 Locale Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area) 4
227881 Main Campus Yes 5
227881 Institution Type Public Institution 6
227881 Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges 7
227881 Website www.shsu.edu/ 8
227881 Highest Degree Offered Graduate degree 9
227881 Carnegie Classification Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity 10

Background Information

UNITID Item Value
227881 Number of graduate students 3,245
227881 Proportion of faculty that is full-time 78.6%
227881 Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking) 18,184
227881 Historically Black College and University No
227881 Predominantly Black Institution No
227881 Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution No
227881 Tribal College and University No
227881 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution No
227881 Hispanic-serving institution Yes
227881 Native American non-tribal institution No
227881 Men-only college No
227881 Women-only college No
227881 Online-only education No
227881 Open admissions policy No

Admissions

UNITID Item Value
227881 Admission rate 85%
227881 Average SAT score of students admitted 1056
227881 Midpoint of SAT scores (critical reading) 525
227881 Midpoint of SAT scores (math) 510
227881 Midpoint of the ACT cumulative score 21
227881 Midpoint of the ACT English score 22
227881 Midpoint of the ACT math score 20
227881 25th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 490
227881 75th percentile of SAT scores (critical reading) 580
227881 25th percentile of SAT scores (math) 470
227881 75th percentile of SAT scores (math) 560
227881 25th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 18
227881 75th percentile of the ACT cumulative score 24
227881 25th percentile of the ACT English score 19
227881 75th percentile of the ACT English score 27
227881 25th percentile of the ACT math score 16
227881 75th percentile of the ACT math score 23

Financials

UNITID Item Value
227881 University Tuition Information www.shsu.edu/dept/cashiers/cost/
227881 Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant 40%
227881 Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan 47%
227881 Median Debt for Completing Students $21,983
227881 Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew $9,500
227881 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K $17,250
227881 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K $16,500
227881 Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+ $15,000
227881 Median Debt For First-Gen Students $16,511
227881 Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan) $233
227881 Average Annual Cost of Attendance $15,134
227881 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income) $10,354
227881 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income) $11,586
227881 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income) $15,540
227881 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income) $20,752
227881 Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income) $22,678

Outcomes

UNITID Item Value
227881 Med Earnings 10yr After Entry $52,250
227881 Completion Rate 57%
227881 Fed Loan Default Rate 09%

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