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Sul Ross was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 100%, some consider Sul Ross to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 22% of students accepted to Sul Ross submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 465 and 520. Math scores were between 440 and 530.
At Sul Ross, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Sul Ross State University is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Sul Ross State University this rate is 51%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Sul Ross is 13%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Sul Ross State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,789 undergraduates at Sul Ross with 1,154 being full-time and 635 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,175 | $9,821 | $10,088 | $14,255 | $17,508 |
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 Sul Ross, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Sul Ross, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $6,167 a year. That adds up to $24,668 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Sul Ross is 11.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Sul Ross are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Hwy 90 East, Alpine, TX 79832 |
| Phone: | 432-837-8011 |
| Website: | www.sulross.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/SulRossState |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/Sul_Ross |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 72 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 48 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 45 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 40 | NA |
| General Biology | 27 | NA |
| General Psychology | 25 | NA |
| Natural Resource Management | 18 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 17 | NA |
| General English Literature | 15 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 15 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,531 students took at least one online class at Sul Ross State University. This is a decrease from the 1,730 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,531 | 737 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,730 | 707 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,350 | 483 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,710 | 920 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,770 | 1,010 |
Learn more about online learning at Sul Ross State University.
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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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