Division I · Conference USA
Sam Houston State University · Campus
Huntsville, TX · Town · Public · Research university · the Bearkats · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Town, some distance from a city
Setting
Huntsville, TX
18,179
Undergraduates
+ 3,224 graduate students
20:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
75%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
1%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$12k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingTown, some distance from a city Huntsville, TX
- TypePublic · Research university
- Part ofTexas State University System
- CalendarSemester
- MedicalGrants medical degrees · Runs a hospital
- Admissions85% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
18,1793,224
Undergraduates 18,179Graduate students 3,224
Where first-years come from
98%
In state 98%Other states 1%Abroad 1%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
46%28%17%
White 46%Hispanic 28%Black 17%Asian 2%Two or more 3%International 1%American Indian 1%Not reported 1%
- Women64%
- Full-time80% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class3,601 entered last fall
- Transfers in1,845 10% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online50% take some classes online 18% fully online
- Registered with disability services6.03% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $11,720 | $3,866 | $15,586 |
| Off campus | $11,720 | $3,866 | $15,586 |
| With family | — | $3,866 | $3,866 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.82 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#5In stateof 366 · Division I#36Most remoteof 366 · Division I#37Transfersof 366 · Division I#51Most womenof 366 · Division I
Among Division I schools; every list Sam Houston State University is on.
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