Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (13% of graduates). 16 students for every faculty member, more than at 72% of colleges. 76% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,033 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
1,884 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 38% of graduates; 63 programs in 24 fields awarded at least one.
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 30.999913% 254Graduates in this field earn $50,052 4 years out
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38017.6% 143Graduates in this field earn $84,107 4 years out
- Business/Commerce, General 52.01016.4% 121Graduates in this field earn $61,686 4 years out
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05055.8% 110Graduates in this field earn $55,250 4 years out
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 19.01014.7% 89Graduates in this field earn $44,600 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Visual and performing arts, 7.3% → 10% of graduates since 2014–15 (197 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,107 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $74,683
4 years after completion$84,107National median: $88,910Below typical4 years out, Pell: $73,207 · Non-Pell: $75,735(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $25,000 · 263 graduates, two most recent years combined
Engineering Physics$80,086 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $52,715
4 years after completion$80,086National median: $89,154Below typicalMedian federal debt: $25,750 · 37 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer and Information Sciences, General$75,271 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $49,445
4 years after completion$75,271National median: $92,374Below typical4 years out, Pell: $71,034 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $24,000 · 100 graduates, two most recent years combined
Accounting and Related Services$69,635 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $49,406
4 years after completion$69,635National median: $76,194Below typical4 years out, Pell: $58,665 · Non-Pell: $66,826(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,561 · 110 graduates, two most recent years combined
Finance and Financial Management Services$65,535 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $52,710
4 years after completion$65,535National median: $83,343Below typical4 years out, Pell: $62,782 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $21,864 · 104 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 17 to 1 in its Common Data Set (9,943 students, 591 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
32%
of classes have fewer than 20 students; 4% have 50 or more
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 97 | 6% |
| 10–19 | 407 | 26% |
| 20–29 | 539 | 35% |
| 30–39 | 289 | 19% |
| 40–49 | 164 | 11% |
| 50–99 | 60 | 4% |
| 100+ | 4 | 0% |
This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.
Programs & curriculum
- Accelerated program
- Distance learning
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- Independent study
- Internships
- Liberal arts/career combination
- Student-designed major
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, English composition, history, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.
$77,736
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Stephen F Austin State University Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2021;Stephen F Austin State University Common Data Set 2021–22, 2021–22;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
