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Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·sfasu.edu
6-yr Graduation
53%
—
Total enrollment
10,472
peer median 10,020
Avg net price
$14,260
-$831 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas, in the United States. Named after Stephen F. Austin, one of the founders of Texas, SFA was founded as a teachers college in 1923 and built on part of the homestead established by prominent Texan, Thomas Jefferson Rusk.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
13,596
13,596 candidates competed
Admitted
12,779
94.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,186
17.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
53%
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
53%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

10.5pp gap
Pell recipients
47%417 of 882
Non-Pell (all)
57%743 of 1293
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%180 of 362
No Federal Aid
60%563 of 931

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 121 Title IV programs, 46 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 74 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
121
Passing
46
38.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.8% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.8%
+0.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

121programs
  • Passing46 · 38.0%
  • No Data74 · 61.2%
  • Failing1 · 0.8%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
4
Safe
40
No data
74

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

47
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-4.2%
$49,405 vs $51,545
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+4.3%
$34,743 vs $33,298
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+4.7%
$63,690 vs $60,823
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+10.7%
$67,348 vs $60,823
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+14.2%
$38,042 vs $33,298
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+23.1%
$59,471 vs $48,304
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+24.5%
$41,450 vs $33,298
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+26.4%
$42,078 vs $33,298

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

3
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-4.2%
−$2,140
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+4.3%
+$1,445
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+4.7%
+$2,867

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

44
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
61%
$25,500 debt · $42,078 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
57%
$36,570 debt · $63,690 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
56%
$33,089 debt · $58,776 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
56%
$23,250 debt · $41,450 earn
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
56%
$25,000 debt · $44,600 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
54%
$20,500 debt · $38,042 earn
Hospitality Administration/Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
54%
$26,750 debt · $49,776 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
54%
$23,442 debt · $43,697 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1927Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 29

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  2. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
  3. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  5. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,318
$30–48k$11,023
$48–75k$13,100
$75–110k$17,609
$110k+$22,959

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,260
-$831vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $15,091
Federal loans
41.3%
In-state tuition
$11,128
Out-of-state
$23,426

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4,384 students received $26.4M in Pell grants, alongside $43.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,384
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$26.4M
$26,378,185 total
Direct Loans
$43.9M
8,368 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$12.5M
3,156 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$14.1M
3,406 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$8.6M
639 loan awards
Parent PLUS$8.7M
1,157 loan awards
Grad PLUS$101K
10 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 3,168 borrowers who entered repayment, 68 (2.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,168
Defaulted
68
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.2%
2017
9.4%
2018
7.4%
2019
2.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Stephen F Austin State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs102
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,905 total completions
01Business
44223.2%
02Health Professions
33517.6%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
29115.3%
04Visual/Performing Arts
23812.5%
05Education
1246.5%
06Parks/Recreation
1156.0%
07Psychology
1095.7%
08Family/Consumer Sci
1055.5%
09Natural Resources
743.9%
10Public Admin
723.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
10,472
12-mo unduplicated
11,800
Undergraduate
10,093
Graduate
1,707

Gender split

Men
36%4,267
Women
64%7,533

Race / ethnicity composition

White
55.5%
Hispanic
24.0%
Black
12.1%
Two or more
4.0%
Unknown
1.9%
Asian
1.2%
Non-resident
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
589
318 M · 271 W
Women athletes
46.0%
Athletic aid
$6.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$22.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.6M
$2.3M
Recruiting expense
$290K
$155K
Head-coach salaries
$207K
$93K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
132 M · 110 W
$1.4M
Football
140 M · —
$5.5M
Baseball
59 M · —
$884K
Soccer
— · 31 W
$773K
Basketball
15 M · 14 W
$4.0M
Softball
— · 26 W
$822K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.01
11 offenses · 10,888 students

3-year trend

0.672 yrs ago1.151 yr ago1.01Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
32
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
22
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
6
Burglary
5

By location

11total
  • On campus9
  • Non-campus2

Includes 9 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
4
Stalking
8 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs1923
Liquor1184

Residence-hall fires

  • Lumberjack Landing2 fires
    ElectricalDamage $25,000-$49,999
  • Lumberjack Landing2 fires
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
499

Stephen F Austin State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Stephen F Austin State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectStephen F Austin State University
53%—10,472$14,260Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Angelo State University
44%83.0%11,542$15,091Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Austin Peay State University
39%96.4%10,439$9,735Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bridgewater State University
53%87.8%9,727$16,383Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Bakersfield
50%93.9%10,419$5,652Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
California State University-Stanislaus
53%98.1%9,724$6,067Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Central Connecticut State University
48%73.3%9,997$16,857Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Central Washington University
54%90.6%10,811$18,476Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Coastal Carolina University
48%75.3%11,348$13,966Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
College of Staten Island CUNY
46%92.3%11,033$5,579Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Fort Hays State University
46%90.3%12,878$12,569Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Jacksonville State University
55%77.7%9,955$14,279Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Murray State University
64%85.7%10,020$9,096Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Northwest Missouri State University
54%86.1%9,152$16,244Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
66%71.5%8,376$19,608Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southeast Missouri State University
58%73.5%9,501$15,882Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southern Connecticut State University
50%91.5%9,377$20,857Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Texas A & M International University
46%44.4%8,991$3,637Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
The College of New Jersey
86%62.3%8,141$27,646Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Central Missouri
54%63.8%12,857$14,462Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Central Oklahoma
37%78.1%12,554$18,309Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Minnesota-Duluth
65%88.8%9,253$18,743Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of North Alabama
55%87.3%10,204$12,170Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Northern Iowa
68%92.7%9,278$15,901Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
71%75.5%10,446$16,210Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
63%85.7%11,746$14,158Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
West Texas A & M University
48%98.7%9,045$19,487Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
William Paterson University of New Jersey
44%90.1%9,942$18,745Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Youngstown State University
50%84.4%12,204$12,767Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median53%85.9%10,020$15,091

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IPEDS

Stephen F Austin State Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Strategic Analytics and Institutional Research
Email
sair [at] sfasu.edu
Phone
936-468-3806
Address
Rusk Building, Room 106, PO Box 6194, SFA Station, Nacogdoches, Texas 75962

The Office of Strategic Analytics and Institutional Research guides institutional data integrity and management, strategic decision support, accountability and other institutional research activities across all university divisions. The office creates analyses and interprets information for data-informed decision-making and collaborates with university leadership, federal, state, regional and local entities to ensure and promote the integrity of university data and reports.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Amy Camacho
    Director of Institutional Analytics
  • Shelby Winthrop DeWitt
    Institutional Research Analyst
  • Karyn Hall
    Director
  • Morgan Cortines
    Associate Director of Institutional Research

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF
USA Spending
$7,326,978
All sources
$7,326,978

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Stephen F Austin State (25)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Bruce Alexander
    Athletics
  • Cliff Ammons
    Politics
  • Leo Araguz
    Athletics
  • Larry Bagley
    Politics
  • Derrick Blaylock
    Athletics
  • Kim Brimer
    Politics
  • Shane Carruth
    Film
  • Larry Centers
    Athletics
  • Wayne Christian
    Politics
  • Rodney Crowell
    Music
  • Nancy Dickey
    Medicine
  • Floyd Dixon
    Athletics
Showing 1–12 of 25
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Frequently asked questions about Stephen F Austin State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Stephen F Austin State.

What is the graduation rate at Stephen F Austin State University?

Stephen F Austin State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 53% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Stephen F Austin State University?

Stephen F Austin State University reports a total enrollment of 10,472 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Stephen F Austin State University?

The average net price at Stephen F Austin State University is $14,260 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Stephen F Austin State University?

Stephen F Austin State University's yield rate is 17.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Stephen F Austin State University located?

Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas 75961.

Who runs Institutional Research at Stephen F Austin State University?

Stephen F Austin State University's IR work is done by the Office of Strategic Analytics and Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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