C+
Overall Niche Grade
How are grades calculated?
  1. Academics
    B-
  2. Value
    B-
  3. Diversity
    B
  4. Campus
    B-
  5. Athletics
    B-
  6. Party Scene
    B
  7. Professors
    B
  8. Location
    B+
  9. Dorms
    B
  10. Campus Food
    C+
  11. Student Life
    C-
  12. Safety
    B-
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Sul Ross State University is ...
Public
Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conference
American Southwest Conference
Address
HWY 90 East
Alpine, TX 79832
Website
sulross.edu

Sul Ross State University Rankings

Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate
80%
Application Deadline
—
SAT Range
740-940
ACT Range
15-20
Application Fee
$25
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Neither required nor recommended
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Test Scores and GPA for Sul Ross State University

Cost

Net Price
$12,550/ year
National
$15,403
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Net Price by Household Income
  • <$30k
    $11,095/ year
  • $30-48k
    $12,560/ year
  • $49-75k
    $15,243/ year
  • $76-110k
    $17,829/ year
  • $110k+
    $19,773/ year

Academics

Professors
B
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
15:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
72%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.29 responses
83%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.29 responses
76%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.29 responses

Majors

Most Popular Majors
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
    55 Graduates
  • Business Administration and Management
    53 Graduates
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
    37 Graduates
  • Liberal Arts and Humanities
    30 Graduates
  • Psychology
    27 Graduates
  • Animal Sciences and Husbandry
    25 Graduates
  • Biology
    24 Graduates
  • History
    21 Graduates
  • English
    18 Graduates
  • Natural Resource Management
    16 Graduates

Students

Full-Time Enrollment
1,258Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
16%
Pell Grant
65%
Varsity Athletes
24%
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
Based on 19 responses
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  • Focused and optimistic to learn
    37%
  • Average
    32%
  • Everyone is unique
    21%
  • Looking for easy degree
    11%

Campus Life

Freshmen Live On-Campus
—
Poll
74%
of students say they don't have Greek life.31 responses
Poll
42%
of students say varsity sports are a big part of campus life.33 responses
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes your school?
Based on 22 responses
Report
  • Scenic
    45%
  • Friendly
    41%
  • Easy degree, just show up
    9%
  • Small
    5%

After College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$38,000/ year
National
$33,028
Graduation Rate
21%
National
48%
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
88%
National
83%
77%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.22 responses
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Sul Ross State University Reviews

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Students & Professors are super nice! This school has a strong agricultural ranching program. Many students are future ranchers, horse breeders, rodeo ranchers. The location is extremely isolated with a two hour no cell coverage drive to the nearest Walmart. The local area is a Texas tourist destination as Sul Ross is next to Big Bend National (Desert) park, the Marfa Space Alien Lights, Marfa Fine Arts District, the famous Terlingua Chili Cookoff, McDonald Observatory and miles of Texas Desert. The town caters to students that make up 1/2 the population. This is a lovely place to live if you don't shop much & like sunset old west vistas. Restaurant are barely edible stick with the Sul Ross Cafeteria or cook. If you have a good air conditioned car there are a lot of fun Desert Tourist locations to visit.
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My Sul Ross experience has been awesome! I am a junior now, so ive been here for 3 years. My freshman year I had a hard time honestly. Then I got myself involved in being a SRSU Cheerleader. Involving yourself in things like this is really important. Sul Ross is very good at helping you find those involving things that everyone needs. The campus its self has grown so much from my time being here, they've added a Rec field, new landscaping that makes the campus beautiful. The professors are amazing and I love how helpful they all are. You can go to their office and get help. They know you by your name rather number at a bigger school. You make so many great friends it being so small. One thing I love the most is of supportive all of our athletic teams are of each other. The only thing I would change is the food. Sul Ross is definitely my second home!
The honest truth is Sul Ross State University is their retention rate only 28% of the students who attend graduate. Furthermore, in most of the graduate study programs, most of the professors have only master degrees except for the department chair and one associate professor. In comparison to other programs in TX such as Texas Tech, UTEP, etc. courses in the graduate studies are taught by professors with doctorate degrees. Future students beware before investing your time and money. Future employers know the statistics on most universities this makes a difference on whether or not you get a job.