Sam Houston State University
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Huntsville, TX
Population
100,000
Website
http://www.shsu.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
18,138
Men / Women
37% / 63%
White
46%
Hispanic
29%
Black
16%
Asian
4%
Mixed
4%
Native American
1%
International
1%
From State
98%
From Region
0%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
19%
Health Sciences
12%
Education
9%
Life & Natural Sciences
8%
Arts
6%
Computer Science
2%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
Professional
2%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$9,228
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$19,068
Est. In-State Cost
$11,937
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$24,666
10-Year ROI
$174,000
ROI Percentile
70th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
73%
4-Year Graduation Rate
36%
6-Year Graduation Rate
55%
Transfer-Out Rate
22%
Weather
Comfortable Days
75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours
2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation
260 (78%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
97%
Yield (Unbound)
20%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $4M | #181 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $4M | #315 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $1M | #344 |
Graduate Degrees
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 61 | #229 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 69 | #232 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 0 | #258 |
Honors College
Name
Elliott T. Bowers Honors College
Students
600 (3%)
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
58%
SAT Range
960
–
1090
SAT Math Range
450
–
550
SAT RW Range
480
–
570
ACT Range
17
–
24
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston State University | 4,048 | 34% / 66% | 1% | $55,477 | 94% | ||
| Computer Engineering Technology/Technician | 13 — | 85% / 15% | 8% | $56,488 | 65 | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 38 — | 79% / 21% | 3% | $97,361 | 98 | 95% | |
| Computer Software Technology/Technician | 25 +1 | 84% / 16% | 48% | $56,488 | 65 | 97% | |
| Cybersecurity | 20 — | 65% / 35% | 0% | $72,924 | 86 | — | |
| Chemistry | 11 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $56,588 | 65 | 89% | |
| Forensic Chemistry | 40 +1 | 12% / 88% | 0% | $56,588 | 65 | 89% | |
| Geosciences | 7 — | 57% / 43% | 0% | $56,612 | 65 | 92% | |
| Mathematics | 17 +4 | 59% / 41% | 0% | $58,286 | 68 | 100% | |
| Physics | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $62,192 | 75 | — | |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 21 — | 76% / 24% | 0% | $69,696 | 84 | 94% | |
| Agriculture | 10 +6 | 30% / 70% | 0% | $58,269 | 68 | 95% | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 9 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $57,380 | 66 | — | |
| Animal Sciences | 103 — | 15% / 85% | 0% | $46,013 | 38 | 90% | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 2 +8 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $52,589 | 56 | — | |
| Biology | 69 +1 | 26% / 74% | 1% | $53,949 | 59 | 94% | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 73 +2 | 29% / 71% | 0% | $53,949 | 59 | 94% | |
| Environmental Science | 16 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $50,457 | 51 | — | |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 15 — | 20% / 80% | 7% | $50,138 | 50 | 91% | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 136 +8 | 54% / 46% | 2% | $55,956 | 64 | 95% | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 120 — | 13% / 87% | 2% | $48,151 | 44 | 100% | |
| Health and Wellness | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $48,151 | 44 | 100% | |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 15 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | $31,217 | 6 | 100% | |
| Nursing | 147 — | 7% / 93% | 2% | $85,287 | 94 | 100% | |
| Public Health | 48 — | 10% / 90% | 0% | $49,951 | 49 | 100% | |
| Accounting | 99 — | 39% / 61% | 1% | $69,480 | 83 | 96% | |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 38 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $69,969 | 84 | 92% | |
| Applied Engineering Technology | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 20% | $64,058 | 78 | — | |
| Banking and Financial Support Services | 9 +18 | 56% / 44% | 0% | $72,461 | 86 | 97% | |
| Business Management and Administration | 52 — | 65% / 35% | 4% | $60,416 | 72 | 97% | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $48,386 | 45 | 91% | |
| Entrepreneurship | 18 +1 | 67% / 33% | 0% | $51,843 | 54 | 100% | |
| Finance | 71 +8 | 72% / 28% | 3% | $72,461 | 86 | 97% | |
| Foodservice Systems Administration/Management | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $50,138 | 50 | 91% | |
| General Business | 252 — | 52% / 48% | 2% | $53,488 | 58 | 92% | |
| Health Administration | 77 — | 6% / 94% | 1% | $54,052 | 60 | 100% | |
| Human Resources Management | 29 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $61,587 | 74 | 98% | |
| International Business | 14 +2 | 64% / 36% | 0% | $56,546 | 65 | 82% | |
| Logistics | 22 — | 68% / 32% | 0% | $60,416 | 72 | 97% | |
| Management Information Systems and Statistics | 21 — | 71% / 29% | 0% | $67,102 | 81 | 94% | |
| Marketing | 70 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $56,755 | 65 | 92% | |
| Sports Management | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $55,956 | 64 | 95% | |
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $52,102 | 55 | — | |
| Corrections and Criminal Justice | 63 — | 3% / 97% | 0% | $52,576 | 56 | 94% | |
| Criminal Justice | 731 +10 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $52,576 | 56 | 94% | |
| English | 38 +13 | 13% / 87% | 0% | $49,173 | 47 | 94% | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences | — — | — | — | $46,167 | 38 | — | |
| French | — — | — | — | $50,387 | 51 | — | |
| Geography | 17 — | 65% / 35% | 6% | $53,453 | 58 | 86% | |
| History | 72 +18 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $56,955 | 66 | 93% | |
| Homeland Security | 30 — | 53% / 47% | 0% | $52,466 | 56 | — | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 25 — | 28% / 72% | 0% | $54,796 | 61 | 93% | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 85 +1 | 48% / 52% | 2% | $51,123 | 52 | 93% | |
| Philosophy | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $46,410 | 39 | — | |
| Political Science | 43 +2 | 44% / 56% | 0% | $52,238 | 55 | 92% | |
| Psychology | 329 +19 | 15% / 85% | 0% | $50,220 | 50 | 91% | |
| Radio and Television | 17 — | 71% / 29% | 0% | $50,522 | 51 | — | |
| Sociology | 25 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $49,768 | 49 | 87% | |
| Spanish | 7 +1 | 29% / 71% | 0% | $48,540 | 45 | 96% | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 106 +2 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $51,123 | 52 | 93% | |
| General Education | 41 — | 46% / 54% | 0% | $53,420 | 58 | 73% | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 320 +2 | 10% / 90% | 0% | $51,271 | 53 | — | |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects | 51 — | 43% / 57% | 0% | $38,401 | 17 | 91% | |
| Dance | 30 — | 13% / 87% | 0% | $33,041 | 8 | 100% | |
| Fashion Merchandising | 12 — | 0% / 100% | 8% | $55,164 | 62 | 95% | |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 26 +1 | 23% / 77% | 0% | $38,774 | 18 | 91% | |
| Graphic Design | 13 — | 15% / 85% | 8% | $48,480 | 45 | 100% | |
| Interior Design | 12 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $48,480 | 45 | 100% | |
| Music | 56 — | 57% / 43% | 2% | $47,434 | 42 | 96% | |
| Musical Theatre | 16 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $42,548 | 28 | 98% | |
| Photography | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $40,662 | 22 | — | |
| Theater | 31 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $42,548 | 28 | 98% | |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 69 — | 96% / 4% | 1% | $89,884 | 96 | 97% | |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | 9 — | 89% / 11% | 0% | $74,766 | 88 | — | |
| Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician | 13 — | 92% / 8% | 0% | $72,697 | 86 | — |