COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 227881PUBLIC

HUNTSVILLE, TX

Sam Houston State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$16,404Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate54.9%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$57,044working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,983completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$57,044
Median earnings 5 years after completion$55,590

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,474
$30,001–48,000$13,389
$48,001–75,000$15,540
$75,001–110,000$21,366
$110,001+$24,101

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion54.9%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention74.3%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients41.3%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share45.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid23.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,857federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates17,743IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate90.3%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,983

5,479 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

18 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$93,904 earnings · $25,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 119 working graduates$91,697 earnings · $26,504 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$72,388 earnings · $27,253 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 187 working graduates$72,059 earnings · $22,291 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 347 working graduates$63,837 earnings · $26,641 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$61,464 earnings · $18,350 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 208 working graduates$57,341 earnings · $26,500 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 451 working graduates$56,225 earnings · $27,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$55,522 earnings · $21,957 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$55,155 earnings · $26,975 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$53,165 earnings · $23,853 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 1,014 working graduates$51,748 earnings · $23,218 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$50,970 earnings · $26,818 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 265 working graduates$50,125 earnings · $26,000 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$50,084 earnings · $28,000 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$49,636 earnings · $21,745 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$48,761 earnings · $25,250 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 197 working graduates$47,659 earnings · $24,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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