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MSN-FNP graduates
100% pass rate

national certification exam past five years
June 2024

$950,000+
equity portfolio

managed by
business students.
June 2024

Grammy and
Oscar winners

among our alumni.

Aviation sciences
first in the nation

to fly state-of-the-art
Tecnam P-Mentor
two-seat airplanes.
June 2024

EXPLORE ACADEMICS

Have a dream career or a major in mind? Still undecided? With more than 120 areas of interest at SFA,
you can find the path that’s best for you.

 

VISIT ACADEMICS

Explore your passions, meet our faculty

Select an area of interest and discover how we inspire success – one Lumberjack at a time.

Life At SFA

STEM

State-of-the-Art STEM Building

The Ed and Gwen Cole STEM Building helps SFA continue to produce top-ranking scholars within the STEM fields. The building houses a planetarium, research laboratories, collaborative classrooms and makerspaces — areas that allow students to collaborate and create prototypes.

Housing and Dining

Housing & Dining

Lumberjacks enjoy plenty of housing and dining options on and off campus.

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SFA NCAA Basketball Bracket Busters

Competitive Division I Sports and Spirit teams

From our two-time NCAA National Champion women's bowling team to our nationally recognized Cheer and Dance Teams, SFA has a proud athletic tradition.

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SFA Clubs and Organizations

Clubs & Organizations

Follow your passion and make friends by getting involved! We have hundreds of clubs and organizations ready to welcome you.

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18 Beautiful Bodies of Water Nearby

18 Beautiful Bodies of Water Nearby

Outdoor enthusiasts can paddle along the Neches River or catch fish at one of many area lakes.

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SFA Traditions

The Axe Handle

SFA freshmen receive an axe handle to personalize with their own Lumberjack spirit. Students can be seen (and heard) banging axe handles on the bleachers at SFA football games.

 

Ole Cotton

Ole Cotton is an imposing 75mm cannon that fires a celebratory shot every time the SFA Lumberjack football team scores. The SFA ROTC cadets man Ole Cotton just beyond the south end zone at Homer Bryce Stadium. The powerful blast can be heard – and often felt – all over town.

 

The Homecoming Bonfire

SFA's traditional bonfire and pep rally are the centerpieces of homecoming. Usually held in October, homecoming is a series of traditions that bring Lumberjacks together to celebrate SFA. Other events include homecoming elections, Duck Dash, downtown parade, football games and much more.

Purple Haze

Press play to hear our rowdy Purple Haze student section in action. At SFA’s home football games, fans in the student section loudly bang their axe handles on a metal “Purple Haze” sign to show support for our beloved Lumberjacks (and to rattle the opposing team). Now that’s a home-field advantage!

  • the cast of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"

    NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The cast of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance’s production of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” is eager to entertain audiences when SFA’s SummerStage Festival runs July 1 though 6 in the Flex Theatre, Griffith Fine Arts Building. Characters include, front from left, Sami Hurley, Dallas senior, as Snoopy; Joshua Harris, Baytown senior, as Charlie Brown; Natalie Bobinger, Montgomery senior, as Sally Brown; back from left, Osvaldo Matute, Magnolia sophomore, as Schroeder; Sarah Birkmeyer, Santa Fe senior, as Lucy Van Pelt; and Deontae Whaley, Texarkana senior, as Linus Van Pelt. “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” is based on the comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz; book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner; additional dialogue by Michael Mayer; and additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Show times are 10 a.m. Monday, July 1; 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, July 2 and 3; 7 p.m. Friday, July 5; and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 6. Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for senior adults 62 and older; $8 for SFA faculty and staff; $8 for youth and non-SFA students; and $5 for SFA students. To purchase tickets, visit the finearts boxoffice website or call (936) 468-6407.

  • SFA's new state-of-the-art Tecnam P-Mentor two-seat trainer airplane

    Stephen F. Austin State University’s aviation sciences partner, HCH Aviation, became the first U.S. recipients of the state-of-the-art Tecnam P-Mentor two-seat trainer airplanes. Provided by Tecnam Aircrafts, an Italian aircraft manufacturer and the oldest in the world, the new airplanes will give SFA aviation students unique expertise in the most modern technology available.

  • Forrest Gump promotional photo of Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) seated on a woode bench alone with a suitcase

    SFA’s First Friday Film Series will screen “Forrest Gump” at 7 p.m. Friday, July 5, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House. Admission is free.