by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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.
Stephen F Austin State University was awarded 76 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general agriculture.
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SFASU is ranked #933 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SFASU held the #996 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
SFASU is also ranked #48 out of 115 schools in Texas.
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Stephen F Austin State University has an acceptance rate of 83%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 73% of students accepted to SFASU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 580. Math scores were between 490 and 580.
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The student to faculty ratio at Stephen F Austin State University is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Stephen F Austin State University is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Stephen F Austin State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from SFASU have a four-year graduation rate of 32%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,987 undergraduates at SFASU with 8,882 being full-time and 2,105 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,960 | $10,556 | $13,192 | $17,351 | $20,586 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SFASU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SFASU, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,855 a year. That adds up to $27,420 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SFASU is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for SFASU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2008 Alumni Drive, Rusk 206, Nacogdoches, TX 75961 |
| Phone: | 936-468-2011 |
| Website: | https://www.sfasu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 307 | $39,630 |
| Nursing | 151 | $61,992 |
| General Business/Commerce | 142 | $39,736 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 125 | $27,550 |
| General Psychology | 95 | $27,267 |
| Health & Physical Education | 95 | $30,772 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 80 | $29,810 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 77 | $31,945 |
| Marketing | 77 | $41,344 |
| Accounting | 75 | $39,503 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 10,374 students took at least one online class at Stephen F Austin State University. This is a decrease from the 12,033 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 10,374 | 3,395 |
| 2019-2020 | 12,033 | 6,150 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,220 | 1,614 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,227 | 1,777 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,486 | 1,357 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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