Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas · Public · 8,728 undergraduates · sfasu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
83%
of 21,123 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
950 to 1130
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,360Est.Estimate
$44,430 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Stephen F Austin State University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
83% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$44,430
a year in 2027-28, from a $44,430 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1040
Send your score
About 43% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 940, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (2)
Academic Excellence Scholarship
$5,000 a year
You meet 3.30 to 3.70 GPA. Also needs a class rank in the top 1%.
University Regents Scholarship
$3,000 a year
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs a class rank in the top 15%. · Application required
2 more awards need a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Year Students | Apply to SFA | SFA · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
83%
of applicants were admitted: 17,614 of 21,123 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 48% of them sent SAT scores and 11% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 950 to 1130
Reading and Writing 490 to 590
Math 450 to 558
ACT composite 18 to 24
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001%
- 1200 to 139913%
- 1000 to 119951%
- 800 to 99933%
- 600 to 7992%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,360
a year, in state
$44,430
a year, out of state (tuition $21,290)
- Tuition (in state)$8,220
- Fees$3,670
- Food and housing$14,760
- Books and supplies$1,280
- Transportation and other$3,430
Stephen F Austin State University published $29,612 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $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
- Over $110,000$21,015
Financial aid
56%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$11,617
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
14%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,718 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 4/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Academic Excellence Scholarship
$2,500 to $6,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.75 to 4.00 GPA, Top 1%$6,000
- 3.30 to 3.70 GPA, Top 1%$5,000
- 3.00 to 3.25 GPA, Top 1%$3,500
- 3.75 to 4.00 GPA, Top 5%$5,000
- 3.00 to 3.70 GPA, Top 5%$3,500
- 3.05 to 4.00 GPA, Top 10%$3,500
- 3.00 GPA, Top 10%$2,500
- 3.50 to 4.00 GPA, Top 15%$3,500
- 3.00 to 3.45 GPA, Top 15%$2,500
- 4.00 GPA, Top 20%$3,500
- 3.30 to 3.95 GPA, Top 20%$2,500
- 3.80 to 4.00 GPA, Top 25%$2,500
Deadline: Officially admitted by June 30 for the fall term. To keep it: the college GPA tied to your first offer (3.5 or higher for $6,000, 3.25 for $5,000 or $3,500, 3.0 for $2,500), stay a full-time student every fall and spring semester, and complete 24 credit hours each year.
DetailsHoops for Scholars Scholarship
$5,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- 1290+ SAT, Clear admission; National Merit Scholars/Finalists also considered
- 27+ ACT
To keep it: a 3.25 college GPA or higher, and take part in the School of Honors by taking one honors course each semester until you reach 25 honors credit hours.
DetailsUniversity Scholars Award Scholarship
$4,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- 1290+ SAT, Clear admission
- 27+ ACT
To keep it: a 3.25 college GPA or higher, and take part in the School of Honors by taking one honors course each semester until you reach 25 honors credit hours.
DetailsUniversity Regents Scholarship
$3,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- Top 15%
- 1220+ SAT
- 27+ ACT
To keep it: a 3.25 college GPA, complete 24 credit hours each year, make progress toward your degree in the department that chose you, and get that department's approval; it renews for up to 8 terms.
Details
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AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
32 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $820Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ARTS 1311 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1312 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1301 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1306/BIOL 1106 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2313 & MATH 2113 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 2313 & MATH 2113, MATH 2314 & MATH 2114 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 2313 & MATH 2113 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1105, CHEM 1307 & CHEM 1107 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSIT 1300 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 6 | CSIT 1300 & CSCI 1302 |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 6 | CSCI 1302 & CSCI 2302 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSIT 1300 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ARTS 1316 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1301 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENG 1301 & 1302 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENG 1301 & 2341 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVR 1301 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 1311, FREN 1312 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311, FREN 2312 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GERM 1311, GERM 1312 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GERM 1311, GERM 1312, GERM 2311 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GER 131, 132, 231 & 232 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1302 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LATI 1311, LATI 1312 |
| Latin | 4 | 9 | LATI 1311, LATI 1312 (6) + LATI 2311 (3) |
| Latin | 5 | 12 | LATI 1311, LATI 1312 (6) + LATI 2311, LATI 2312 (6) |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 1 | MUTC 1116 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 2 | MUTC 1116, MUTC 1117 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 2 | MUTC 1211 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 4 | MUTC 1211, MUTC 1212 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1301 & PHYS 1101 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1302 & PHYS 1102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326 & PHYS 2126 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2325 & PHYS 2125 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 2301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 12 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 15 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312, SPAN 3304 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1342 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 2305 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1301 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1301, HIST 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2321 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 2321, HIST 2322 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
55%
Come back for a second year
72%
Typical earnings
$54,376
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Stephen F Austin State University$51,380
- All colleges$57,284
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 31 majors here have earnings data.
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