Sul Ross State University
Alpine, Texas · Also known as Sul Ross · Website
$41,871
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,871
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Sul Ross State University is a public 4-year college in Alpine, Texas with 1,396 undergraduates and 494 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,286 a year (tuition and fees $7,592 in-state, $17,672 out-of-state). It admits 99% of applicants and 30% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $41,871 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,900 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,286
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,592
Out-of-state $17,672
Admission rate
99%
US median 78%
Completion rate
30%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,900
About $169 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,871
Rank 2,389 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
- $13,286
- Tuition in-state
- $7,592
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,672
- Cost of attendance
- $24,529
- Students with a need-based grant
- 58%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,110
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,722
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,261
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,596
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,279
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 $5,927 in 2015-16 to $7,592 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
- 99%
- Average SAT
- 1,024
- SAT reading, middle
- 493
- SAT math, middle
- 485
- ACT, middle
- 16
- Undergraduates
- 1,396
- Graduate students
- 494
- Part-time students
- 40%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 30%
- Retention rate
- 45%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 49
- Endowment
- $26.5M
- 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 2,389 of 5,094 US colleges and 125 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,286 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,592 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 99% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 30% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 45% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,900 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,340 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,871 | $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. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 59% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
49 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $17,447 | $32,033 | $42,239 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $12,910 | $28,156 | $42,185 | $50,706 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 28 | $14,250 | $67,128 | $74,084 | $71,685 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $26,250 | $39,723 | $57,658 | $54,562 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 27 | $13,538 | $60,059 | $65,321 | $62,033 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $13,360 | $39,828 | $49,510 | $68,257 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 23 | $12,500 | $55,540 | Withheld | $65,824 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | $14,000 | $51,295 | $75,739 | $103,485 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $17,651 | $31,629 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,185 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $20,050 | $28,002 | Withheld | $49,634 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Animal SciencesMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,394 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | $46,631 | Withheld | $59,299 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,890 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Sul Ross State University cost?
$13,286 a year is the average net price at Sul Ross State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,592 for in-state students and $17,672 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,529. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,110 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Sul Ross State University?
99% of applicants are admitted to Sul Ross State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,024 and the middle ACT score is 16. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Sul Ross State University graduates earn?
$41,871 a year is the median pay of former Sul Ross State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,340 after 6 years). That ranks 2,389 of 5,094 US colleges and 125 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's) at $67,128.
How much student debt do Sul Ross State University graduates have?
$15,900 is the median federal student loan debt of Sul Ross State University graduates, about $169 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 Sul Ross State University?
30% of first-time, full-time students at Sul Ross State University finish within 6 years. 45% 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 Sul Ross State University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (55 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (40 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (36 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 49 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.