1903 University Avenue
Huntsville, TX 77340

Sam Houston State University is one of the eight public institutions that belong to the Texas State University system, the oldest multi-campus system in the state. Founded in 1879, this Texas university is named for General Sam Houston, one of the Texas' founding fathers. Today, over 16,000 students from more than 45 countries attend this university.

Located in the small city of Huntsville, Texas, the main campus of Sam Houston State University sits on 272 acres of land. The Texas university is only 70 miles from downtown Houston and a few miles away from the Huntsville State Park.

Sam Houston State University offers around 80 undergraduate programs and over 50 master's and professional programs. Academic subjects and majors range from criminal justice and business to education and arts and sciences. More than 70 percent of the professors at this Texas university have doctoral or terminal degrees in their field.

Quick Facts

There are five colleges within Sam Houston State University: College of Arts and Sciences, College of business Administration, College of Criminal Justice, College of Education and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Sam Houston State University has equipped each residence hall, office, and classroom with high speed Internet.

The average class size at this Texas university is 31 students, and the faculty to student ratio is 1 to 20.

The athletic teams at Sam Houston State's University are nicknamed the "Bearkats." They have had the nickname since 1923.

Sam Houston State University has a nationally ranked ROTC program and renowned intercollegiate rodeo program.

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