Nacogdoches, TX · Public · 8,728 undergraduates · town
Stephen F Austin State University
Less selective
SFA's East Texas setting makes forestry, agriculture, environmental science, education, and health especially natural academic strengths.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in mobility, and solid in affordability.- Admission
- 88.3% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 56.5%
12,591 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$49,634 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Stephen F Austin State University apart
Academic design
Forestry and natural resources sit alongside nursing, education, business, sciences, and fine arts.
Campus pattern
Nacogdoches lies within the wooded Piney Woods of East Texas.
Career & value signal
Forestry, land management, schools, hospitals, and regional businesses provide strong applied connections.
Can I get in?
88.3% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
12,591About 88 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 50% submitted an SAT, and 14% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Stephen F Austin State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Stephen F Austin State University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Forestry and natural resources sit alongside nursing, education, business, sciences, and fine arts.
Make institutional fit specific
SFA's East Texas setting makes forestry, agriculture, environmental science, education, and health especially natural academic strengths.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: u.s. only
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Stephen F Austin State University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Business/Commerce, General
Admits separately
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Psychology, General
What is campus life like?
Stephen F Austin State University beyond the classroom
Nacogdoches lies within the wooded Piney Woods of East Texas.
A defining academic feature
Forestry and natural resources sit alongside nursing, education, business, sciences, and fine arts.
What shapes an ordinary week
Nacogdoches lies within the wooded Piney Woods of East Texas.
Where the degree can lead
Forestry, land management, schools, hospitals, and regional businesses provide strong applied connections.