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Sul Ross State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Alpine, TX
Population 8,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,378
Men / Women 43% / 57%
Hispanic 70%
White 19%
Black 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%
Asian 0%
From State 96%
From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Business & Economics 23%
Health Sciences 14%
Education 9%
Life & Natural Sciences 9%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Arts 2%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,592
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,672
Est. In-State Cost $9,821
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,860
10-Year ROI $129,000
ROI Percentile 39th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 45%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 30%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,460 (98% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 312 (95% 🏖️)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #349
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #352
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #527

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 960 – 1080
SAT Math Range 460 – 560
SAT RW Range 470 – 550
ACT Range 15 – 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
School of Agricultural and Natural Resources 27 56% / 44% 0% $43,586 94%
Agricultural Production Operations 3 33% / 67% 0% $42,867 30
Animal Sciences 9 44% / 56% 0% $40,603 24 94%
Natural Resources Management 9 67% / 33% 0% $44,334 34
Agribusiness 6 67% / 33% 0% $47,302 43
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 214 33% / 67% 0% $47,480 100%
Computer Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $67,769 82
Geosciences 3 33% / 67% 0% $48,524 47
Mathematics 6 50% / 50% 0% $52,928 58
Biology 7 29% / 71% 0% $45,862 39 95%
Kinesiology 30 53% / 47% 0% $56,505 66 100%
Nursing 12 8% / 92% 0% $77,087 90
Child Development 3 0% / 100% 0% $41,560 26
Criminal Justice 41 46% / 54% 0% $41,394 26 100%
English 9 0% / 100% 0% $39,594 21
General Studies 15 13% / 87% 0% $41,044 25
History 8 75% / 25% 0% $42,468 29
Homeland Security 2 100% / 0% 0% $41,780 27
Liberal Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $41,226 25
Political Science 2 0% / 100% 0% $48,067 45
Psychology 26 19% / 81% 0% $41,341 26 100%
Rhetoric and Composition 2 50% / 50% 0% $40,845 24
Social Sciences 3 0% / 100% 0% $41,765 27
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0% $42,686 30
Education 26 8% / 92% 0% $46,303 40
Art $33,908 10
Music 6 33% / 67% 0% $34,831 11
Industrial Technology 7 86% / 14% 0% $67,590 82
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business Administration 64 42% / 58% 0% $49,045 100%
Business Administration 18 67% / 33% 0% $48,520 47 100%
General Business 35 40% / 60% 0% $49,480 49
Organizational Leadership 11 9% / 91% 0% $48,520 47 100%