Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas · Also known as SFASU, SFA, Stephen F, Stephen F. Austin · Website
$49,634
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,634
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Stephen F Austin State University is a public 4-year college in Nacogdoches, Texas with 8,728 undergraduates and 1,343 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $14,260 a year (tuition and fees $11,128 in-state, $23,426 out-of-state). It admits 94% of applicants and 53% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,634 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,409 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,260
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,128
Out-of-state $23,426
Admission rate
94%
US median 78%
Completion rate
53%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,409
About $248 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,634
Rank 1,502 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $14,260
- Tuition in-state
- $11,128
- Tuition out-of-state
- $23,426
- Cost of attendance
- $25,791
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,318
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,023
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,100
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,609
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,959
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,560 in 2015-16 to $11,128 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1,066
- SAT reading, middle
- 535
- SAT math, middle
- 535
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 8,728
- Graduate students
- 1,343
- Part-time students
- 9.8%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 53%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 113
- Endowment
- $135.4M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,502 of 5,094 US colleges and 81 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,260 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,128 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 94% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 53% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,409 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,144 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,634 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
113 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 270 | $24,500 | $46,871 | $50,052 | $55,693 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 143 | $24,121 | $38,249 | $55,250 | $54,562 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 136 | $22,750 | $40,868 | $61,686 | $68,407 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 127 | $25,000 | $74,683 | $84,107 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $23,341 | $30,424 | $43,697 | $50,706 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 98 | $20,500 | $64,896 | $69,559 | $71,685 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 83 | $24,375 | $36,628 | $50,754 | $51,790 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 75 | $23,906 | $46,589 | $61,841 | $65,123 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $25,000 | $34,452 | $44,600 | $48,460 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $21,500 | $25,362 | $38,042 | $41,367 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $23,250 | $33,906 | $50,302 | $56,359 |
| MusicOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $26,000 | $47,318 | $52,341 | $42,892 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,676 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $19,500 | $34,509 | $61,476 | $58,928 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $19,500 | $29,372 | $54,199 | $57,214 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $26,000 | $31,491 | $52,716 | $61,296 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $22,253 | $46,014 | $57,974 | $69,303 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $21,864 | $52,710 | $65,535 | $83,343 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $24,000 | $49,445 | $75,271 | $92,374 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $22,561 | $49,406 | $69,635 | $76,194 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $22,250 | $41,585 | $62,185 | $68,257 |
| ForestryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $21,597 | $39,953 | $55,786 | $58,784 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $24,114 | $29,945 | $41,450 | $39,775 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 35 | Withheld | $47,289 | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 35 | $17,860 | $58,126 | $77,510 | $95,833 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Stephen F Austin State University cost?
$14,260 a year is the average net price at Stephen F Austin State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,128 for in-state students and $23,426 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,791. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,318 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Stephen F Austin State University?
94% of applicants are admitted to Stephen F Austin State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,066 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Stephen F Austin State University graduates earn?
$49,634 a year is the median pay of former Stephen F Austin State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,144 after 6 years). That ranks 1,502 of 5,094 US colleges and 81 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $74,683.
How much student debt do Stephen F Austin State University graduates have?
$23,409 is the median federal student loan debt of Stephen F Austin State University graduates, about $248 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Stephen F Austin State University?
53% of first-time, full-time students at Stephen F Austin State University finish within 6 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Stephen F Austin State University?
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (270 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (143 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (136 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 113 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.