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NCAA Division I · Conference USA · Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University

Head coach Jay Sirianni · 25-33 record · 17,743 students

Sam Houston State University logoOfficial team mark · TX

Academics and cost

What Sam Houston State University asks for, and what it costs.

In the college's own words, from its site, with the federal figures beneath. Official college site ↗

Admissions, from the college ↗

We offer automatic admission for students who meet specific criteria, including GPA, class rank, or a combination of GPA and test scores. After submitting your online application, you will need to pay a fee and submit official transcripts.

  • GPA3.0+ Unweighted GPA
  • Teststest scores not required for admission, but beneficial for scholarship applications
  • DeadlinesFall August 1 Spring December 15 Summer May 15

Required: official high school transcript · official college transcripts · personal statement

Tuition, from the college ↗

  • In state$11,370
  • Out of state$23,810
  • Room and board$12,804

All cost estimates are based on a nine-month academic year for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027.

  • Admission rate90%
  • SAT, middle half930–1,120
  • ACT, middle half17–24
  • Tuition, in state$9,228per year
  • Tuition, out of state$19,068per year
  • Average net price$14,788after aid, per year
  • Graduation rate56%
  • Freshmen who return73%
  • Students per faculty19 to 1
  • SettingTown
  • Median earnings, ten years in$56,877
66 bachelor's programs reported to the Department of Education
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Agricultural Business and Management
  • Agricultural Mechanization
  • Agricultural Public Services
  • Agriculture, General
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
  • Animal Sciences
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections
  • Dance
  • Data Science
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
  • Geography and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Graphic Communications
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History
  • Homeland Security
  • Human Resources Management and Services
  • International Business
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Management Information Systems and Services
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Plant Sciences
  • Political Science and Government
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Health
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Sociology
  • Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

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