Sam Houston State University offers 20% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $2,448. Sam Houston State University is a public college located in Huntsville, Texas. Its student population is 21,213. It is a four-year, large, primarily nonresidential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 79%. Sam Houston State University 4 year graduation rate is 29% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$2,448
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Sam Houston State University | $37,981 | 20% | $2,448 | 79% | |
University Of Alaska Anchorage | $42,790 | 20% | $2,640 | 81% | |
Cuny Bernard M Baruch College | $40,139 | 19% | $2,452 | 39% | |
University Of South Carolina Aiken | $35,276 | 19% | $2,303 | 51% | |
Western Carolina University | $20,349 | 19% | $2,212 | 40% |
Colleges in Southwest Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Sam Houston State University | $37,981 | 20% | $2,448 | 79% | |
Rogers State University | $28,800 | 19% | $3,948 | 0% | |
Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus | n/a * | 25% | $2,246 | 60% | |
University Of Houston | $41,154 | 24% | $5,141 | 62% | |
The University Of Texas At Tyler | n/a * | 16% | $3,263 | 78% | |
East Central University | $27,342 | 17% | $1,780 | 83% | |
Northeastern State University | $25,666 | 16% | $3,106 | 98% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Sam Houston State University | 79 | $89,900 |
University Of Missouri Columbia | 78 | $98,600 |
Oklahoma State University Main Campus | 74 | $98,600 |
Saint Michael's College | 83 | $98,500 |
Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus | 84 | $98,500 |
Grove City College | 79 | $98,400 |
University Of Mary Washington | 72 | $98,200 |
Felician University | 81 | $98,200 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Sam Houston State University | 79 | $37,981 |
Southern Utah University | 79 | $34,200 |
Hilbert College | 84 | $34,300 |
University Of North Georgia | 81 | $34,397 |
University Of Maine At Farmington | 81 | $34,411 |
California State University Stanislaus | 86 | $34,662 |
Suny College At Old Westbury | 78 | $34,663 |
Kent State University At Kent | 85 | $34,858 |
University Of Central Oklahoma | 78 | $34,892 |
University Of North Carolina At Greensboro | 84 | $34,963 |
Angelo State University | 73 | $34,991 |
Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts | 74 | $35,085 |
Suny College Of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill | 77 | $35,276 |
West Chester University Of Pennsylvania | 74 | $35,422 |
University Of Arkansas At Little Rock | 79 | $35,460 |
Texas Woman's University | 87 | $35,514 |
York College Of Pennsylvania | 70 | $35,676 |
Suny Maritime College | 72 | $35,685 |
Texas A & M University Corpus Christi | 87 | $35,733 |
Southwest Baptist University | 70 | $35,830 |
The University Of Texas At San Antonio | 79 | $35,883 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Sam Houston State University | 79 | 29% |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Lehigh Valley | 85 | 33% |
University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point | 83 | 33% |
College Of Saint Elizabeth | 73 | 33% |
University Of Cincinnati Main Campus | 73 | 33% |
Johnson & Wales University North Miami | 84 | 33% |
Columbia College Chicago | 87 | 33% |
Southwest Baptist University | 70 | 33% |
Oregon State University | 81 | 33% |
Newbury College | 77 | 32% |
Holy Names University | 70 | 32% |
Lindenwood University | 88 | 32% |
Lenoir Rhyne University | 74 | 32% |
University Of Missouri St Louis | 73 | 32% |
University Of Wisconsin Whitewater | 76 | 32% |
University Of Mary Hardin Baylor | 87 | 32% |
Anna Maria College | 74 | 32% |
East Stroudsburg University Of Pennsylvania | 82 | 32% |
Ottawa University Ottawa | 78 | 32% |
University Of Louisville | 72 | 31% |
Mcneese State University | 70 | 31% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Sam Houston State University | 20% | $2,448 |
University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus | 28% | $2,719 |
University Of Alaska Anchorage | 20% | $2,640 |
University Of Houston Downtown | 11% | $2,457 |
University Of Wisconsin Superior | 15% | $2,217 |
University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee | 16% | $2,181 |
Indiana University Southeast | 23% | $2,090 |
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