Sam Houston State University
School info
3.9
Overall Quality
Reputation
4
Food
3.5
Clubs
3.7
Facilities
4.2
Internet
4
Location
3.6
Opportunities
3.9
Safety
4
Social
3.7
Happiness
4.2
Basic Information
Location
- Huntsville, TX
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public research university
- Established: April 21, 1879; 145 years ago (April 21, 1879)
- Founder: Sam Houston Normal Institute was founded by legislation signed by Governor Oran M. Roberts
Academic information
Degree Courses
- More than 170
Key Area
- Genome Science and Computational Biology
- Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
- Undergraduate Research in Various Disciplines
- Environmental Studies
- Data Science and Bioinformatics
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 21,679
- Undergraduates: 18,288 (as of the 2021-2022 data). or 18,179 (as of fall 2023)
- Postgraduates: 3,224
- Academic Staff: 598
Notable Alumni
- Dan Rather
- Richard Linklater
- Thaksin Shinawatra
- Marcus Luttrell
- Katie Rose Clarke
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Students talk about this school
Good reviews
Overall 5
I personally had a great experience at the school the food was great the dorms where awesome and I never really had anything to complain about other than my roomate
Overall 5
Awesome
Overall 5
It’s a great school!
Overall 5
Its cool
Overall 5
Love this place
Overall 5
It’s awesome
Overall 5
I thought going to a new college away from home was gonna be scary but ever since I got here everyone has been so welcoming and I have met some great people here
Overall 5
Love it
Overall 5
10/10 would recommend, if you have a good group of friends you'll have the best time.
Overall 4.9
Amazing
Bad reviews
Overall 1.3
You will get charged for anything and everything. Zero help if you are a student who also works off campus. They simply don't care. The fees to join clubs are insane. They don't help to include those who work as all the events are within the same few hours. Parking is terrible and expensive. I wish I spent my last four years elsewhere. Anywhere.
Overall 1.5
Absolute garbage, 95% acceptance rate, if you actually try you have to tolerate the mountain of athletes and bums who don't try and make the experience worse for everyone else. Little opportunities. Party school. Half the professors act like this is elementary school. + Huntsville is worse than Birmingham, England. Dining hall and dorms are a scam.
Overall 1.7
This town is absolute trash, if you like parties clubs and bars don't go its garbage. The closest fun stuff is in cstat. Girls are horrid and everyone is a bore trust me.
Overall 1.7
Coleman College huge mistake to go to! Advisors, dean, all have shady attitudes. NMT grads cant even get jobs. On their website check out the Outcome stats. PITIFUL! Cant even barely get half of students to complete program more or less pass exam and get a job. Their reputation has tanked, hospitals are aware now of low performers!
Overall 1.8
The Art Department has a major issue with not emphasizing to transfer students that they will still be here for 4 years regardless having their basics done. They have programs in place like WASH and the BFA Review which all art students have to take. And I've had many friends have to retake class because the art credits did not transfer to SHSU.
Overall 1.8
I had full intentions of graduating from this school after transferring, but once I managed to get in the school, they basically forget that they 'care' about their students. Their online program is a joke, saying it's 'self-paced', when on the first day a professor literally says to treat it the same as in-person. Do not go here. Waste of money.