Stephen F. Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, USA. The following is a detailed introduction to the school:

School Overview

History of the school: The school was built and opened in 1923. It was originally Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College. In 1949, it was renamed Stephen F. Austin State College. In 1969, it was finally named Stephen F. Austin State University.

School size: The campus covers an area of ​​406 acres. The school includes 28 teaching buildings and 19 dormitory buildings, a 642-acre agricultural center, 18.7 acres of experimental forests and 25.3 acres of forestry bases.

School nature: Public university, joined the University of Texas system on May 11, 2023.

School ranking: It did not enter the top 50 of the 2024 USNews American University Rankings. Its comprehensive strength is at the middle level of American universities.

School motto: Striving for personal excellence in everything that we do.

Academic research

Majors: The school offers 60 Undergraduate majors, involving 120 research fields, 58 master's majors and 2 doctoral majors, covering many disciplines such as business, economics, biology, biological sciences, marketing, education, fine arts, agriculture and forestry.

Teaching resources: The school has a group of excellent teachers, 85% of whom have the highest degree in their professional fields, and the teacher-student ratio is 1:19, which can provide students with high-quality teaching and guidance.

Scientific research results: It has achieved remarkable scientific research results in some professional fields. For example, its aviation science major is the first major in the United States to use the most advanced Tecnam P-Mentor two-seater aircraft for teaching, and its business school students manage 87 =The school has a stock portfolio of $10,000, and the school's master's program in music recording technology is the only one of its kind in Texas.

Campus Life

Accommodation and Dining: The school provides students with a variety of housing and dining options, and there are also abundant accommodation resources outside the school for students to choose from to meet the needs of different students.

Student Organizations: The school has a variety of student organizations and clubs, including academic, cultural, sports, and art. Students can participate according to their interests and hobbies to enrich their extracurricular life and expand their interpersonal relationships.

Traditional Activities: The school has many unique traditional activities, such as freshmen will receive an axe handle, which can be personalized according to their preferences. During football games, they can knock on the axe handle in the stands to cheer for the school team; there is a 75mm cannon "Ole Cotton" on campus, which will be fired to celebrate whenever the school football team scores; there is also a grand homecoming festival, including homecoming elections, duck sprints, downtown parades, football games and other activities.

Sports and Athletics: The school's sports teams are called "Lumberjacks" and "Women Lumberjacks". They are members of the first division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of the United States, participating in competitions such as the Western Athletic Conference. Its basketball team has participated in the NCAA many times. First-level championship, and achieved upset wins in the first round in 2014 and 2016.

Application requirements

Undergraduate: TOEFL score of not less than 80 points; SAT score of not less than 1400 points; GPA of not less than 3.3 in three years of high school; need to fill out the application online or download the application form, submit high school diploma and transcript, TOEFL or IELTS language score, SAT or ACT score, 2 short essays of less than 300 words, and resume.

Graduate: IELTS score of 6.5; TOEFL score of 79; need to graduate from a regular university, obtain a bachelor's degree, undergraduate GPA of not less than 3.0, and some majors require GMAT or GRE scores.