Headcounts and Directory Information
Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston State) is a public, four-years institute located in Huntsville, TX. It has a total enrollment of 21,039 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. It is a Research University (high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 1,067 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Sam Houston State. The average faculty salary is $73,727 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 2,542 employees work at Sam Houston State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $64,015. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 1806 Ave J, Huntsville, TX |
| Phone Number | 936-294-1111 |
| Web | www.shsu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 19 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 836 Full-time / 231 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 2,233 Full-time / 309 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $73,727 |
| Staff Average Salary | $64,015 |
| Student Population | 21,039 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Sam Houston State University, there are 2,542 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 2,233 full-time and 309 part-time staffs work at Sam Houston State. By gender there are 1,069 male and 1,473 female employees.
Among them, 1,067 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 853 full-time and 231 part-time faculty. By gender there are 503 male and 581 female faculty teaching at Sam Houston State.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 2,542 | 1,069 | 1,473 | 2,233 | 958 | 1,275 | 309 | 111 | 198 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,084 | 503 | 581 | 853 | 415 | 438 | 231 | 88 | 143 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 77 | 12 | 65 | 74 | 11 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Management | 159 | 79 | 80 | 154 | 78 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 281 | 114 | 167 | 279 | 112 | 167 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 171 | 99 | 72 | 133 | 89 | 44 | 38 | 10 | 28 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 87 | 49 | 38 | 86 | 49 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 33 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Service | 171 | 107 | 64 | 164 | 102 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 440 | 61 | 379 | 419 | 57 | 362 | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 39 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | - | - | - |