Overall, Sam Houston State University is a non selective school. Around 18,100 applications are received by Sam Houston State University annually. The acceptance rate tends to be 94 percent which equals about 17,000 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. But, when the term begins, only about 3,200 or 19% of the students would have decided on Sam Houston State University as their school of choice. The institution tends to have 33 percent of the applicants who applied are men compared to 66 percent who are women. When the semester commences, about 66 percent of those accepted females chose Sam Houston State University and 33 percent were men. Students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Sam Houston State University when applying. Most often, accepted students have test scores in the range of 17 - 23 for ACT or 930 - 1,140 for SAT. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. Sam Houston State University’s undergraduate application fee is $50.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the
Applications
18,093
Male 6,139
Female 11,954

 

Acceptance
16,956
Male 5,712
Female 11,244

 

Enrollment Total
3,224
Male 1,067
Female 2,157


Acceptance Rate
93.7%
Male
93%
Female
94.1%

 

Yield
19%
Male
18.7%
Female
19.2%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$50


Graduate

$50



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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