Stephen F Austin State University (SFA) is a four-year, public school located in Nacogdoches, TX.
It offers 50 graduate programs - 46 Master's, and 4 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,829 for in-state and $15,209 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,343 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 10,472 students at SFA. SFA offers online graduate programs and 815 out of 1,343 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find SFA's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,829 for Texas residents and $15,209 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty (50) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Stephen F Austin State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 2008 Alumni Drive, Rusk 206, Nacogdoches, TX |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,313 students
815 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$7,829
Out-of-State$15,209 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 50 Graduate Programs
46 Master's, 4 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Stephen F Austin State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Stephen F Austin State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $7,829 and $15,209 for non-Texas residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $359 for Texas residents and $769 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,262 | $12,642 |
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| Fees | $2,567 | $2,567 |
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| Cost per Credit | $359 | $769 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,208 |
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| Room & Board | $13,144 (On-Campus) / $12,184 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,350 (On-Campus) / $3,350 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,531 | $32,911 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $24,571 | $31,951 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $7,433 | $7,433 | $7,433 | $7,433 | $7,829 |
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| Out-of-State | $15,695 | $15,695 | $14,777 | $14,993 | $15,209 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Stephen F Austin State University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 50 major areas - 46 Master's (15 online programs), 4 Doctorate (1 online programs). 474 students have been conferred Master's degree and 11 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 474 | 11 | - | - |
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| Men | 142 | 4 | - | - |
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| Women | 332 | 7 | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Art/Art Studies | 9 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Music | 30ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 5ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
SFA graduate schools have a total of 1,313 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 395 male and 918 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 557 full-time and 756 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 815 students enrolled through online exclusively and 269 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 802 White, 141 Black, and 15 Asian students are attending at Stephen F Austin State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
42 grad students are younger than 22 and 313 students are older than 65. It has 685 students aged between 22 and 30 and 303 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,313 |
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| Men | 395 |
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| Women | 918 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,313 |
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| Full-time Students | 557 |
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| Part-time Students | 756 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,313 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 15 |
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| Black | 141 |
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| Hispanic | 211 |
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| White | 802 |
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| Two or more races | 52 |
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| Un-Known | 15 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,313 |
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| 21 & Under | 42 |
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| 22-24 | 378 |
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| 25-29 | 307 |
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| 30-34 | 161 |
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| 35-39 | 142 |
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| 40 & Over | 313 |
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Online Population
At Stephen F Austin State University graduate schools, 815 students enrolled online exclusively and 269 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,343 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 815 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 269 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 259 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 815 |
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| Texas Resident | 768 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 41 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 6 |
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