Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

According to its mission statement, Sam Houston State University seeks "to prepare students for meaningful lives and careers as adept professionals and thoughtful, engaged citizens." [Source]

Website: http://www.shsu.edu/

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18,288
Undergraduate
Enrollment

36%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$8,960
In-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

$18,752
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

20:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

6.2%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

Literature

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

YES

Economics

Mathematics

YES

Science

YES

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FIRE Speech Code School Rating

A yellow light institution maintains policies that could be interpreted to suppress protected speech or policies that, while clearly restricting freedom of speech, restrict relatively narrow categories of speech.

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Curriculum last evaluated: 8/6/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.