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Statement · Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $12,474 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $25,505.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $54,211 ten years after entering, the 60th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 55% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
23,907

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $25,505 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $12,474 and $24,101 a year depending on income at Sam Houston State University.

Statement of cost · Sam Houston State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$25,505
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$12,474
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$16,404
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,228

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $12,474; $30–48k: $13,389; $48–75k: $15,540; $75–110k: $21,366; over $110k: $24,101. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$12,474
$30k–$48k$13,389
$48k–$75k$15,540
$75k–$110k$21,366
Over $110k$24,101

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $54,211; the median graduate who borrowed owes $21,983.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$45,337
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$49,729
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
60th percentile among public 4-years
$54,211
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
72nd percentile among public 4-years
$21,983
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$16,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $45,337; 8 yrs after entry: $49,729; 10 yrs after entry: $54,211. Median graduate debt: $21,983. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $21,983.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$45,337
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$49,729
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$54,211
Median graduate debt$21,983

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Sam Houston State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree888$52,576$23,218
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree303not reportednot reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree263$50,220$24,000
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree240$53,488$26,641
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree198$51,123$26,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree195$85,287$26,504
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree158$99,411not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree141$55,956$26,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree123not reported$25,000
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree122$53,949$23,853
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree119$72,461$27,253
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree117$91,329not reported
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree110not reported$26,975
Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree103$46,013$21,745
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree93$64,167not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree91$58,845not reported
HistoryBachelor's Degree84$56,955$28,000
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree82$60,004not reported
MarketingBachelor's Degree78$56,755$21,957
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree77$60,416$18,350
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree8not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree40$97,361$23,473
Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree70$89,884$25,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree17$82,747not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree16$99,805not reported
Homeland SecurityMaster's Degree35not reportednot reported
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degreenot reportednot reported$21,500
Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree25$67,102$20,699

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Sam Houston State University: 17,743 undergraduates; 41% of students receive Pell grants; 90% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

90%

70th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

17,743

85th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

41%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

75th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

55%

finish within 150% of normal time

69th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

41%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$37,602

58th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k34%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75k16%
  • $75k–$110k13%
  • Over $110k19%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k34%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75k16%
$75k–$110k13%
Over $110k19%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.