Rankings

• National Universities: #231
• Top Public Schools: #126
• Nursing: #254
• Top Performers on Social Mobility: #32 Source

Mission And History

• Mission
• History
• Fast Facts: (No data available)

Accreditations

• University: Sam Houston State University
• Accrediting Organization: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
• Accreditation Granted Date: (No data available)
• Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2019-01-01
• Next Reaffirmation Due: (No data available)

Strategic Goals

• Recruit, retain, graduate, and transform students to succeed to drive sustainable growth.
• Implement innovative, market-driven academic programs supported by flexible scheduling and modality.
• Develop micro-credentials that provide academic credit toward degree programs.
• Establish pathways from professional competencies to academic credit.
• Eliminate opportunity and achievement gaps.
• Align processes and resources, such as staffing, facilities, technology, and other assets to strategic priorities.
• Provide a supportive, empowering, and culturally responsive workplace.
• Integrate and advance an institutional culture that fosters and embraces inclusive excellence and a climate where students, faculty, staff, alumni, community partners, friends, and visitors feel included and supported.
• Provide excellent and timely service to students, faculty, staff, visitors, and alumni.
• Increase internal and external strategic partnerships within three years.
• Increase local, national, international high-profile quality events hosted by SHSU.
• Strengthen relationships with the greater SHSU community including counties and municipalities.
• Identify/improve, promulgate, and leverage SHSU brand.
• Become a successful NCAA Division 1 (FBS) member of Conference USA.
• Establish a more visible and high-profile culture of philanthropy, service, and community engagement.
• Promote career readiness and attainment through experiences that facilitate personal and professional development and connections.
• Provide innovative ways to engage and serve the community.
• Enhance programmatic efforts and initiatives for historically underserved populations for educational opportunities.
• Establish community engagement as a signature high impact practice and program for the university.
• Utilize regional alumni (clubs) and opportunities to facilitate university initiatives.
• Obtain higher education parity in funding.
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Resources And Documents

• Strategic Plan Goals
• Campus Plan
• Campus Map
• Virtual Tour: (No data available)
• Annual Security And Safety: (No data available)
• Peer Institution

Updated on 07/03/2025