Stephen F. Austin State University
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.
Stephen F. Austin State University is a public master's university in Nacogdoches, TX (town setting), with 9,575 undergraduates (63% women). It admitted 88% of 12,591 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 980–1160 on the SAT and 18–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $36,884 a year for out-of-state students and $26,804 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,498 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 52% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, multidisciplinary studies, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 0.64 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Stephen F. Austin State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,600 in-state · $20,680 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Stephen F. Austin State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Stephen F. Austin State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southland Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $773k | $24,927 | 992 | |
| Baseball | Southland Conference | 59 | 25 over | 4 | $884k | $14,985 | 918 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southland Conference | 15 | at cap | 8 | $2.4M | $160,259 | 810 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southland Conference | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $1.6M | $112,368 | 981 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Southland Conference | 23 | 4 over | 3 | $317k | $13,777 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 5 | — | — | 948 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 5 | — | — | 979 | |
| Football | Southland Conference | 140 | 35 over | 12 | $5.5M | $39,390 | 894 | |
| Women's Golf | Southland Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $257k | $32,104 | 991 | |
| Softball | Southland Conference | 26 | 1 over | 3 | $822k | $31,612 | 969 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southland Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $457k | $57,173 | 982 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 132 | 87 over | 5 | $651k | $4,931 | 948 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 110 | 65 over | 5 | $714k | $6,494 | 960 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southland Conference | 19 | 1 over | 8 | $721k | $37,936 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.