Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Huntsville, TX
Population 100,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Honors College

Name Elliott T. Bowers Honors College
Students 600 (4%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,567
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 3.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Hispanic 29%
Black 18%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Sam Houston State University 4,025 36% / 64% 1% $59,170 68 94%
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician 15 87% / 13% 0% $59,738 69 97%
Computer Science 50 80% / 20% 0% $102,262 98 95%
Computer Software Technology/Technician 28 64% / 36% 36% $59,738 69 97%
Cybersecurity 25 92% / 8% 0% $75,257 87
Chemistry 7 57% / 43% 0% $59,745 69 89%
Forensic Chemistry 25 +2 16% / 84% 0% $59,745 69 89%
Geosciences 11 45% / 55% 0% $59,770 70 92%
Mathematics 7 +2 86% / 14% 0% $61,361 72 100%
Physics 7 71% / 29% 0% $65,381 78
Biological and Physical Sciences 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $56,821 64
Biology 65 +1 20% / 80% 0% $56,776 64 94%
Biomedical Sciences 73 29% / 71% 1% $56,776 64 94%
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 28 39% / 61% 4% $74,151 86 92%
Agricultural Mechanization 17 76% / 24% 0% $73,862 86 94%
Agriculture 6 +3 17% / 83% 0% $61,752 73 95%
Agronomy and Crop Science 15 67% / 33% 0% $61,559 73
Animal Sciences 113 16% / 84% 0% $48,763 43 90%
Environmental Science 21 48% / 52% 0% $50,493 48
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 12 8% / 92% 0% $52,868 55 91%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 113 +1 46% / 54% 0% $59,205 68 95%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 110 15% / 85% 0% $50,757 49 100%
Health and Wellness 1 0% / 100% 100% $50,757 49 100%
Music Therapy/Therapist 15 13% / 87% 0% $32,906 7 100%
Nursing 169 15% / 85% 1% $89,902 95 100%
Public Health 38 13% / 87% 0% $52,654 54 100%
Accounting 102 +4 50% / 50% 1% $73,634 86 96%
Applied Engineering Technology 11 100% / 0% 0% $70,067 83
Banking and Financial Support Services 16 +21 62% / 38% 0% $76,793 88 97%
Business Management and Administration 75 65% / 35% 0% $64,028 76 97%
Business/Managerial Economics 8 88% / 12% 0% $51,279 51 91%
Entrepreneurship 22 50% / 50% 0% $54,943 60 100%
Finance 60 +5 67% / 33% 2% $76,793 88 97%
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management $52,868 55 91%
General Business 244 44% / 56% 2% $56,686 64 92%
Health Administration 72 8% / 92% 0% $56,977 64 100%
Human Resources Management 36 31% / 69% 0% $65,269 78 98%
International Business 16 +1 38% / 62% 0% $59,927 70 82%
Logistics 18 89% / 11% 0% $64,028 76 97%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 31 68% / 32% 0% $71,114 84 94%
Marketing 83 +1 34% / 66% 0% $60,148 70 92%
Sports Management 12 42% / 58% 0% $59,205 68 95%
Agricultural Communication/Journalism 11 18% / 82% 0% $55,639 61
English 36 +5 31% / 69% 0% $52,054 53 94%
Family and Consumer Sciences $53,444 56
French $50,973 50
Geography 11 45% / 55% 0% $56,483 63 86%
History 77 +13 62% / 38% 0% $60,034 70 93%
Interdisciplinary Studies 13 46% / 54% 0% $58,161 66 93%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 67 +2 48% / 52% 0% $53,833 57 93%
Philosophy 3 67% / 33% 0% $45,524 34
Political Science 37 +2 38% / 62% 0% $55,200 60 92%
Psychology 307 +17 20% / 80% 0% $52,993 55 91%
Radio and Television 25 68% / 32% 0% $52,858 55
Sociology 21 +2 14% / 86% 0% $52,590 54 87%
Spanish 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $50,973 50 96%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 113 +2 39% / 61% 0% $53,833 57 93%
General Education 24 42% / 58% 0% $55,901 62 73%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 311 9% / 91% 0% $55,281 60
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 71 31% / 69% 0% $39,596 17 91%
Dance 26 8% / 92% 4% $34,652 9 100%
Fashion Merchandising 15 13% / 87% 0% $58,462 67 95%
Fine/Studio Arts 30 13% / 87% 0% $40,665 20 91%
Graphic Design 10 20% / 80% 0% $50,844 49 100%
Interior Design 19 5% / 95% 0% $50,844 49 100%
Music 50 56% / 44% 2% $49,747 46 96%
Musical Theatre 9 56% / 44% 0% $44,623 31 98%
Photography 8 25% / 75% 0% $39,299 17
Theater 32 25% / 75% 0% $44,623 31 98%
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 63 90% / 10% 2% $95,056 97 97%
Corrections and Criminal Justice 41 +3 2% / 98% 0% $55,712 61 94%
Criminal Justice 737 +7 35% / 65% 0% $55,712 61 94%
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician 22 77% / 23% 5% $81,296 91
Homeland Security 28 +1 57% / 43% 0% $56,843 64
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 28 82% / 18% 0% $80,510 91

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,695
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,286
Est. In-State Cost $12,541
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,242
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Professional 22.8% 919 41% / 59% 0% $59,812 70 95%
Business & Economics 20.0% 806 47% / 53% 1% $63,078 75 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.0% 723 34% / 66% 0% $54,152 58 92%
Health Sciences 11.1% 446 22% / 78% 1% $67,292 80 99%
Education 8.3% 335 11% / 89% 0% $55,325 61 73%
Arts 6.7% 270 28% / 72% 1% $44,129 29 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 5.3% 212 30% / 70% 0% $55,806 62 91%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 139 24% / 76% 1% $56,776 64 94%
Computer Science 2.9% 118 80% / 20% 8% $81,045 91 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 57 42% / 58% 0% $60,640 71 91%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.6M #199 34% $0.0M 17 #193 53
Life & Natural Sciences $3.2M #217 30% $0
Education $2.7M #151 74% $0 44 #78
Physical Sciences & Math $0.9M #373 63% $0
Computer Science $0.7M #252 98% $0 26
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #207 79% $0 4
Business & Economics $0.2M #309 0% $0
Engineering $0.1M #379 53% $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $12.6M #288 48% $0.0M 61 #236 79 4

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 58%
SAT Range 930 – 1120
SAT Math Range 450 – 550
SAT RW Range 480 – 570