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Stephen F. Austin State University

Stephen F. Austin State University
SFA Station 13051
Nacogdoches, TX 75962

Official telephone: (936) 468-3401
Fax number: (936) 468-2261
Website: www.sfasu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 10,899
Full-time undergraduates: 9,439
Part-time undergraduates: 1,460
Total graduate students: 1,707
Full-time graduate students: 589
Part-time graduate students: 1,118
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 2%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
18.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
18.7% Hispanic/Latino
57.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Nonresident Alien
0.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
20.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
15.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
57.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.6% Nonresident Alien
1.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 430 acres
City or town school is located in: Nacogdoches, TX
Population of city/town: 33,868
Nearest major city: Houston, TX
Distance of nearest major city: 140 miles
Population of nearest major city: 2,195,914
Online campus map: www.sfasu.edu/campus/
campusmap/index.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • other housing including Wellness housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 44%
Percent of students who live off campus: 56%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students with fewer than 60 semester hours must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 58%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1000
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Museum, planetarium, arboretum, observatory, forest resources institute, soils science research center; GIS and soils analysis labs.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 20
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 3
Percent of men who join fraternities: 15%
Number of social sororities on campus: 11
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 5
Percent of women who join sororities: 10%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Pine Log, published twice per week
Number of honor societies: 24
Total number of registered organizations: 211
Campus-based religious organizations:
Go Forth Ministry, Pagan Student Alliance, Rivers of Living Water, Sisters for the Lord, Wesley Foundation, Yellow House, Baptist Student Ministry, Brothers Under Christ, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Student Center, Crosspoint; Disciple Student, Grandma & Grandpa's Christian, Lutheran Student, Christian, and Pentecostal Student Fellowships; Latter-day Saints, Baptist, and Canterbury Episcopal Student Associations
Minority student organizations:
Organization of Latin Americans, NAACP; Asian, Native American, and The African-American Student Associations
International student organizations:
African Student Organization, International Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Drama, musical, and special-interest groups, political and service organizations

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Robert Hill,
Athletic Director
School colors: purple and white
School mascot: Lumberjacks
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA, Football Championship, Southland Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I-AA
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 4%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 35%
Athletic facilities:
recreation center, stadium, tennis complex
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, disc golf, flag football, golf, kickball, pickleball, softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee
Club sports for men:
baseball, rugby, volleyball, waterskiing
Club sports for women:
equestrian sports

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Houston, TX (140 miles)
Nearest other airport: Longview, TX (125 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Nacogdoches, TX

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Abercrombie & Fitch, AIG, American Express, Belk, Buck-Eye International, Deloitte & Touche, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Fastenall, Ferguson, Gary W. Lambert, Halliburton, Hertz, Luby's, Mattress Firm, Phillip Morris, Sears, Sherwin Williams, State Farm, Target, Universal Computer Systems, Walgreen's.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Will Jennings, songwriter and two-time Oscar winner
  • Bill Owens, former Governor of Colorado.

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