After Sam Houston State University: graduation, pay and debt
Huntsville, Texas · Public · 17,743 undergrads
55% of Sam Houston State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $56,877 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$56.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
55%
finish within six years.
35%
finish in four years.
73%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21k
median federal debt at graduation.
58%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
35%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
55%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
73%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
47%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
60%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
2,780
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
59%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,558
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
23%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,793
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$56,877
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
74%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$16,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
58%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers