Sam Houston State University Teaching Programs

Sam Houston State University is a public institution situated in Huntsville, Texas. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Huntsville draws many to the area.

Where Is Sam Houston State University?

Contact details for SHSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1806 Ave J, Huntsville, TX 77340
Phone:	936-294-1111
Website:	www.shsu.edu

How Do I Get Into SHSU?

You can apply to SHSU online at: www.shsu.edu/admissions/apply-texas.html

Admission Requirements for SHSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SHSU?

With an acceptance rate of 85%, SHSU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 51% of students accepted to SHSU 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 470 and 560.

SHSU received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Sam Houston State University?

The overall average net price of SHSU is $25,328. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 SHSU, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $5,728 a year. That adds up to $22,912 over four years for those students.

Sam Houston State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,288 undergraduate students at SHSU, with 14,352 being full-time and 3,936 being part-time.

There are also 3,324 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,352 full-time undergraduates at SHSU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sam Houston State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	281
Black or African American	2,533
Hispanic or Latino	3,794
White	6,783
International Students	151
Other Races/Ethnicities	810

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Sam Houston State University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at SHSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Turkey.

Online Learning at Sam Houston State University

There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 69 master’s degree programs available online at SHSU. In 2022-2023, 14,358 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SHSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SHSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Educational Leadership & Administration	22%
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	2%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	8%

Sam Houston State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education	296	0	0	0	296
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	84	0	84
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	38	11	49
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	35	9	44
General Special Education	0	0	31	0	31
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	25	0	25
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	13	4	17
Reading Teacher Education	0	1	12	4	17
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	0	13	0	13
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	5	5	10
Other Education	0	0	0	7	7
International & Comparative Education	0	0	3	0	3
TOTAL	296	1	259	40	596

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bigguill under License

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