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Acceptance Rate 90.26%
Yield 21.09%
SAT Score 1,040
ACT Score 20
Applicants 17,179

Sam Houston State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 90.26% at Sam Houston State University. Total 17,179 students applied and 15,506 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,040 and the average ACT score is 20.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.shsu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.shsu.edu/admissions/apply-texas.html
Acceptance Rate90.26%
Average Test Scores1,040 SAT / 20 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 90.26%. A total of 17,179 students (5,966 men and 11,213 women) have applied to and 15,506 (5,257 men and 10,249 women) students admitted to Sam Houston State University.
Among them, 1,238 male and 2,032 female students have enrolled into Sam Houston State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.09%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Sam Houston State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants17,1795,96611,21300
Admitted15,5065,25710,24900
Enrolled3,2701,2382,03200
Acceptance Rate 90.26% 88.12% 91.40% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.09% 23.55% 19.83% - -
[Chart] Sam Houston State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Sam Houston State, 1,711 applicants (52% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 205 applicants (6%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,040 at Sam Houston State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,120 and 25th percentile score is 930.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 17.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Sam Houston State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Sam Houston State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Sam Houston State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total93010401120
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480530570
Math450510550
ACT Composite172024
Math161822
English182226
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Sam Houston State University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Sam Houston State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Sam Houston State

The calendar system at Sam Houston State University is Semester. Sam Houston State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Sam Houston State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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