Find your SHSU

A young woman looks at the camera, smiling. Behind her is the Sam Houston State University clock tower and branches from several trees.

Welcome to Sam Houston State University, where you can start rising to greater.

Explore jobs you can do with an SHSU education, learn what life is like on campus and meet the community that's here to support you every step of the way.

Find your future job

Start succeeding

A student examines a model wind turbine in a large classroom with a whiteboard behind her, as her professor looks on.

TOP EMPLOYERS OF SHSU GRADS INCLUDE:
Quanta Services (Construction Engineering)
Conroe Independent School District
Houston Methodist Hospital
Klein Independent School District
Global Shop Solutions (Software Company)
Memorial Hermann Health System
The Walt Disney Company
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Montgomery County
Sam Houston State University
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Enterprise Mobility

Find your fun

Start Engaging

A tennis player on a court holds her tennis racket in a ready position; she is wearing a black Sam Houston Tennis shirt, orange shorts, and a white headband. She appears focused, with an intense look on her face.

Two SHSU football players in orange uniforms, numbered 96 and 21, run onto the football field carrying the Texas and American flags. The rest of the football team follows behind them; cheerleaders, dressed in black uniforms and holding alternating orange and white pom-poms, line the field to cheer the players on.

A baseball player slides headfirst into base on a red dirt infield. Wearing an orange jersey, white pants, and black helmet, the player reaches for the plate as he slides, a look of determination on his face.

A tennis player on a court holds her tennis racket in a ready position; she is wearing a black Sam Houston Tennis shirt, orange shorts, and a white headband. She appears focused, with an intense look on her face. — Bearkats work hard and play harder. From the classroom to the tennis court, we're fueled by our inner determination.

Two SHSU football players in orange uniforms, numbered 96 and 21, run onto the football field carrying the Texas and American flags. The rest of the football team follows behind them; cheerleaders, dressed in black uniforms and holding alternating orange and white pom-poms, line the field to cheer the players on. — We love cheering on our Bearkats—whether it's for the big football game or the big test. Our school spirit can't be beat!

A baseball player slides headfirst into base on a red dirt infield. Wearing an orange jersey, white pants, and black helmet, the player reaches for the plate as he slides, a look of determination on his face. — Bearkats are always ready to dive into the action.

Play

A wide angle shot of an indoor rock-climbing wall. A climber in a light blue shirt scales the wall; a staff member in a white shirt belays him. Red crash pads are visible on the floor, and there's a mixture of climbing surfaces off to the sides of the frame—to the left, an artificial rock formation, and on the right, traditional climbing walls with various routes marked by different colored holds.

Grow

A young woman wearing an apron assembles a box made of clay in a classroom with a wall of windows behind her.

Create

Three students sit across two loveseat couches in the Newton Gresham Library; there is a wood-paneled wall behind them. One student, a young woman, wears a yellow shirt and glasses while holding out at a white binder for the other students to look at with her. The other two students are a young woman wearing a pink shirt and holding a book, and a young man, wearing a black shirt. They are all smiling and talking with each other.

In an outside amphitheater seating area, a young woman, wearing a white hijab and a denim button-up shirt, smiles while engaging in conversation with a young man whose face is turned away from the camera. She holds a pink water bottle and is looking at the young man’s laptop.

Five students gather in an outdoor amphitheater seating area. In the foreground, three students, two women and one man, sit together talking—one woman wears a black and white striped shirt, the other is in a yellow dress with cowboy boots, and a man wears a coral-colored shirt; the latter two students have their laptops open. Two more students can be seen sitting higher up on the steps in the background, also conversing. Trees dot the steps around them.

Three students sit across two loveseat couches in the Newton Gresham Library; there is a wood-paneled wall behind them. One student, a young woman, wears a yellow shirt and glasses while holding out at a white binder for the other students to look at with her. The other two students are a young woman wearing a pink shirt and holding a book, and a young man, wearing a black shirt. They are all smiling and talking with each other. — There are plenty of opportunities to build your community—study groups included.

In an outside amphitheater seating area, a young woman, wearing a white hijab and a denim button-up shirt, smiles while engaging in conversation with a young man whose face is turned away from the camera. She holds a pink water bottle and is looking at the young man’s laptop. — There's always something to smile about at Sam Houston State University.

Five students gather in an outdoor amphitheater seating area. In the foreground, three students, two women and one man, sit together talking—one woman wears a black and white striped shirt, the other is in a yellow dress with cowboy boots, and a man wears a coral-colored shirt; the latter two students have their laptops open. Two more students can be seen sitting higher up on the steps in the background, also conversing. Trees dot the steps around them. — Our 316-acre campus provides plenty of places to hang out, collaborate, or study together.

Make friends

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Kelsea Osagie — Kelsea Osagie Criminal Justice Major

Tyler Calvert — Tyler Calvert Kinesiology Major

Evangelina Covarrubias — Evangelina Covarrubias Sociology Grad Student

Kelsea Osagie — Kelsea Osagie Criminal Justice Major

Tyler Calvert — Tyler Calvert Kinesiology Major

Evangelina Covarrubias — Evangelina Covarrubias Sociology Grad Student

SHSU by the numbers

53% first-generation college students

#21 in social mobility U.S. News & World Report 2023

90+ undergraduate degrees