400 N. Harrison St.
Alpine, TX 79832

Sul Ross state university is located in Alpine, Texas and was founded in 1917. The coeducational, public Texas School earned university status in 1969. Sul Ross State University's associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees are accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The Texas school is the primary higher education school in West Texas, serving a 19-county area.

Sul Ross State University offers its students a variety of campus activities, from departmental organizations and honor societies to leadership and interest-based organizations. Geology club, wildlife society, the student nurses association, the student government association, paintball club, and Baptist student ministry are among the opportunities available to students at Sul Ross State University.

In the last decade, Sul Ross State University has updated many of its campus facilities. The Pete P. Gallego Center is a 3,000-seat athletic facility and the expanded library at the Texas school offers students more study space with the addition of computer stations. In 2006, Sul Ross State University opened a new residential living community for its students. The housing options include two residence halls with housing for 500 students and four apartment buildings with 40 two-bedroom apartments and 60 efficiency apartments.

Quick Facts:

The student-to-faculty ratio at Sul Ross State University is 16-to-1, while the average undergraduate class holds 20 students.

Sul Ross State University offers its students 48 undergraduate degree programs and 27 graduate degree programs.

More than 80 percent of students at Sul Ross State University receive scholarships or financial aid.

At Sul Ross State University, 70 percent of students are among the first generation in their families to attend college.

The Texas school's main campus has more than 2,000 students. Sul Ross State University has another 900 students enrolled across three satellite campuses in Uvalde, Del Rio and Eagle Pass.

About 50 percent of students at Sul Ross State University identify themselves as part of a minority group.

Sul Ross State University is an NCAA Division III level school, with more than 20 percent of students participating in intercollegiate athletics. The Texas school's sport selection includes football, baseball, softball, basketball, cross country and track.

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