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Fast Facts

MSN-FNP graduates
100% pass rate

national certification exam past five years
June 2024

$1 million
stock 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

Watch how Dr. Kwiatkowski brings biology to life outside of the classroom.

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, 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!

  • Dr. Kent Willis, Dr. Neal Weaver, Dr. Brenda Kays and Dr. Tracy Skopek are pictured together at a table during the the Lumberjack Transfer Alliance agreement signing

    Stephen F. Austin State University and Kilgore College officials signed the Lumberjack Transfer Alliance agreement during SFA Day at Kilgore College May 15. KC’s membership in the alliance provides its students who are ready to transfer to a four-year university with guaranteed admission, scholarships and enhanced services at SFA. Pictured, from left, are Dr. Kent Willis, senior vice president for enrollment and student engagement at SFA; Dr. Neal Weaver, SFA president; Dr. Brenda Kays, KC president; and Dr. Tracy Skopek, vice president of student engagement, learning and student success as well as chief academic officer at KC.

  • An overhead design view of the future Greg Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship

    The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a $40 million transformative facility that will house Stephen F. Austin State University’s Greg Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship during its meeting May 7-8. The building of the same name will be constructed next to the future home of SFA’s $85 million Forestry Building and Agricultural Engineering and Technology Building on Raguet Street between Hayter and East College streets beginning in July 2025, with substantial completion anticipated by February 2027.

  • Stephen F. Austin State University’s Model European Union team at the Midwest Model European Union competition in Bloomington, Indiana.

    Stephen F. Austin State University’s Model European Union team at the Midwest Model European Union competition in Bloomington, Indiana. Gavin Willsey, pictured top row, second from right, earned placement for the third consecutive competition, becoming the first from SFA to achieve the distinction.