Sam Houston State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Sam Houston State University, also referred to as SHSU and Sam, is a public, coeducational university located in Huntsville, Texas. It was established on April 21, 1879, as Sam Houston Normal Institute. In 1923 the institution was renamed to Sam Houston State Teachers College. It 1965 it was renamed to Sam Houston State Colleg. Finally, in 1969, it was renamed to its present moniker.

Sam Houston State University has the following colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business Administration
• College of Criminal Justice
• College of Education
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The University's athletic teams are called the Sam Houston State Bearkats. The official mascot is a Bearkat. The University sponsors football, track and field, and basketball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, music, business and management, therapy and counseling, agricultural science and management, nutrition and exercise therapy, and photography and commercial art.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Sam Houston State University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 67% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 16,662 in 2009-2010 (14,995 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 84% of enrolled students and graduate students are 16%.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Sam Houston State University provides on-campus housing for 3,136 of its 14,995 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southland Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 171 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 119 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Sam Houston State University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (123 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (51 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (16 awarded)

• Interior Architecture

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (856 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (33 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (31 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (355 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Health Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (58 awarded)

• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Industrial Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (37 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (31 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (8 awarded)

• Horticultural Science

LIBERAL ARTS (741 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (31 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (140 awarded)

• Advertising
• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (34 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (63 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (150 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (60 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (125 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (581 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology
• Securities Services Administration/Management

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (301 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology