Find out more about how Sam Houston State University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you’ll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.
How Well Is Sam Houston State University Ranked?
2023 Rankings
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Sam Houston State University was awarded 519 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is applied engineering technologies.
Overall Quality
College Factual ranked SHSU as #562 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SHSU held the #741 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
SHSU also holds the #21 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
See all of the rankings for Sam Houston State University.
How Much Money Do SHSU Graduates Make?
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average,
students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from SHSU make about $50,125 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future SHSU graduates since it is 18% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.
