Stephen F Austin State University

Stephen F Austin State University is a public college in Nacogdoches, TX. Its average net price is $15,928 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$13,392
$30,001 to $48,000$13,256
$48,001 to $75,000$14,861
$75,001 to $110,000$16,578
$110,001 and up$21,015
$11,228Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,948Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,928Average Net Price
$13,940Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,206Books and Supplies
$3,238Other Expenses
44.7%Students on Pell Grants
44.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

94.0%Acceptance Rate
500 to 600SAT Reading, Middle Half
470 to 570SAT Math, Middle Half
18 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,530
8 years after entry$51,379
10 years after entry$54,376
55.2%Graduation Rate
71.7%Retention Rate
$21,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Nacogdoches, TXLocation
Remote townSetting
8,728Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$62,003 Small program - rough guide n=74$18,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
Agricultural Business$54,084 National median for this major n=4,648Not published
Agricultural Mechanization$61,865 National median for this major n=298Not published
Agriculture, General$37,767 Small program - rough guide n=49$21,744 Small program - rough guide n=85
Air Transportation$55,780 National median for this major n=5,818Not published
Animal Sciences$37,766 National median for this major n=6,365Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$39,114 Small program - rough guide n=56$23,125 Small program - rough guide n=58
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,939 Small program - rough guide n=62$22,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Business and Commerce$48,514 n=147$18,750 n=143
Business/Corporate Communications$50,777 National median for this major n=985Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$44,935 Small program - rough guide n=74$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=79
Communications$43,091 Small program - rough guide n=84$24,187 Small program - rough guide n=70
Computer Science$48,031 Small program - rough guide n=72$25,750 Small program - rough guide n=57
Construction Management$75,379 National median for this major n=3,543Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$23,266 Small program - rough guide n=45
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$34,203 Small program - rough guide n=51$24,841 Small program - rough guide n=42
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$46,320 National median for this major n=541Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$40,198 n=143$25,390 n=109
Finance and Financial Management Services$53,294 Small program - rough guide n=61$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=35
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Forestry$53,457 Small program - rough guide n=56$23,027 Small program - rough guide n=57
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$42,366 National median for this major n=288Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$38,720 Small program - rough guide n=66$23,692 Small program - rough guide n=74
History$45,534 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$39,800 Small program - rough guide n=48$21,402 Small program - rough guide n=37
Human Resources Management and Services$42,804 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,243 Small program - rough guide n=87$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=55
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,384 n=427$23,250 n=337
Music$52,588 Small program - rough guide n=84$25,053 Small program - rough guide n=74
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Plant Sciences$44,457 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$34,966 Small program - rough guide n=89$22,500 n=125
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$80,909 n=207$21,500 n=139
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Social Work$41,661 Small program - rough guide n=53$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=89
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$40,700 n=152$23,500 n=157
Studio Art$26,327 Small program - rough guide n=81$25,534 Small program - rough guide n=75
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$34,340 National median for this major n=1,905Not published

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