Quad

Head-to-head

Troy
Stephen F Austin State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Stephen F Austin State graduates 11 pts more of its students than Troy (57% vs. 45%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Stephen F Austin State grads earn $7.6K more ten years out than Troy's ($49,634 vs. $42,062)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Troy has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Stephen F Austin State (43% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Troy has 4 pts more first-gen students than Stephen F Austin State (39% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Troy's yield is 4 pts higher than Stephen F Austin State's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Troy's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Stephen F Austin State

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Stephen F Austin State admits 94%, Troy 96%; Troy's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
Troy96%
Stephen F Austin State94%
Quad's selectivity
  • TroyOpen
  • Stephen F Austin StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Troy
940–1210
Stephen F Austin State
970–1170
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TroyGPA and school record required
  • Stephen F Austin StateRigor, GPA, rank, and tests very important

Who's on each campus

Troy is a bit larger than Stephen F Austin State (9,805 vs. 8,728 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Troy9.8K
Stephen F Austin State8.7K
Pell Grant share
Troy43%
Stephen F Austin State39%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Troy, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Stephen F Austin State; both have 16 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Troy16 to 1
Stephen F Austin State16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TroyBusiness Administration and Management, General14%
  • Stephen F Austin StateMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other13%

What each costs

Troy costs about $2K less a year than Stephen F Austin State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Troy$16.1K
Stephen F Austin State$18K
Aid generosity
Troy36%
Stephen F Austin State33%

What each pays off

Stephen F Austin State's former students earn more, a median $49.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 57% at Stephen F Austin State to 45% at Troy.

Median earnings, 10 years
Troy$42.1K
Stephen F Austin State$49.6K
Graduation rate
Troy45%
Stephen F Austin State57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TroyGrowing+50%
  • Stephen F Austin StateGrowing+28%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Stephen F Austin State University Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2021About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why