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Sam Houston State University is a public institution situated in Huntsville, Texas. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Huntsville draws many to the area.
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Where Is Sam Houston State University?
Contact details for SHSU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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? |
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High School GPA | Required |
High School Rank | Neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | Required |
College Prep Program | Recommended |
Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | Considered but not required |
TOEFL | Required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into SHSU?
Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.
Average Test Scores
About 57% 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 480 and 570. Math scores were between 470 and 550.
Can I Afford Sam Houston State University?
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.
The student loan default rate at SHSU is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Sam Houston State University Undergraduate Student Diversity
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 |
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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
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 2020-2021.
Online Growth Rankings of SHSU
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Sam Houston State University was 11.9%. This is the #953 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SHSU regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
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
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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