SAT scores & admissions · updated 2026

Stephen F Austin State University logo

Stephen F Austin State University SAT scores, admissions & trends

Nacogdoches, TexasPublicSAT: considered, not required

Admitted students who enrolled at Stephen F Austin State University typically score between 970 and 1170 on the SAT (the middle 50%); the 75th percentile, 1170, is a strong target. The school admits about 94% of applicants. Reading & Writing runs 500–600 and Math 470–570. Data: fall 2024 entering class.

Typical SAT scores for enrolled students

Middle 50% · fall 2024 entering class

Total970–1170
R&W500–600
Math470–570

How your score compares

Slide to set your score
What ABOVE, WITHIN and BELOW RANGE mean
  • Above range — your score beats the 75th percentile of enrolled students (1170).
  • Within range — your score sits between 970 and 1170.
  • Below range — your score is under the 25th percentile (970).

Stephen F Austin State University at a glance

94%

Admit rate

+2.1 pts since 2021

8,728 undergrads

2,186

First-year class

+28% since 2021

17%

Yield

72%

First-year retention
$23,426 out-of-state

$11,128

In-state tuition

$14,260

Average net price

53%

6-yr graduation rate

$49,634

Median earnings
Where this data comes from

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (fall 2024 entering class for admit rate and the SAT ranges; retention, graduation and net price from the latest cohorts in the same release). First-year class size and yield come from the IPEDS Admissions survey for fall 2024; total undergraduates from IPEDS Fall Enrollment. Median earnings are for students who received federal aid, measured ten years after they first enrolled.

How has Stephen F Austin State University's admit rate changed?

Applications are up 66% since 2021, while the admit rate has moved from 91.9% to 94.0%.

Where this data comes from

NCES IPEDS Admissions survey (applicants, admits, enrolled first-time students) for fall 2018–2024; the admit rate is admits ÷ applicants for each year. Fall 2024 is not yet published by IPEDS, so the latest year shown is 2024; the Scorecard's admit rate in the tiles above (94%) is for the fall 2024 entering class. The callout compares 2021 — the last year before test-optional application volumes settled — with 2024. The chart shows 2018–2024; ten years are stored.

Similar schools

Similar colleges based on SAT range, admit rate, and location.

Want to aim for the top of Stephen F Austin State University's SAT range?

Set 1170 as your target, and Study Scout builds a personalized daily plan to help you work toward it.

Get my study plan

Free for 5 days. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing.

Where this data comes from: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026 — SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students, fall 2024 entering class; total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Admissions history: NCES IPEDS Admissions and Fall Enrollment surveys. School marks are the property of their respective institutions and are used for identification only.

More: all colleges in Texas · colleges by state · SAT score lookup