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  • 97%
    FIRST-TIME
    PASS RATE FOR
    NURSE LICENSING
  • ONLY
    EARLY CHILDHOOD
    RESEARCH CENTER

    OF ITS KIND IN TEXAS
  • #2
    ranked
    team debaters
    in the nation
  • $870,000+
    EQUITY
    PORTFOLIO
    MANAGED BY BUSINESS
    STUDENTS
    Portfolio amount as of March 2023
  • ONLY
    MASTER OF MUSIC
    SOUND RECORDING
    TECHNOLOGY

    PROGRAM OF ITS KIND
    IN TEXAS
  • grammy
    & oscar

    Winners

     among our alumni
  • #1
    ranked
    ROTC Ranger Team
    in the state
  • One of the

    Top

    time-to-degree
    rates in Texas

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

S F A Centennial 1923-2023
 

One hundred years of memories are just a click away! Explore SFA’s history, centennial celebrations and merchandise, and service opportunities.

Centennial Information

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 2019 NCAA National Champion women's bowling team to our nationally recognized spirit teams, SFA has a proud athletic tradition.

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SFA Clubs and Organizations

Clubs & Organizations

Follow your passion and make friends in our nearly 250 clubs and organizations.

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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!

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    Martin Kesuma

  • promotional poster for "The Good Exorcist"

    “The Good Exorcist” will be screened at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, in The Cole Art Center as a feature of the SFA School of Art’s Friday Night Film Series.

  • "The Piano Lesson" cast members include Olivia Wintz, Killeen senior, as Maretha; Joshua Jameson, Arlington freshman, as Doaker Charles; Xavier Sanchez, Houston sophomore, as Lymon; standing, from left, Grant Calloway, Gary junior, as Avery Brown; CJ Tate, Dallas junior, as Wining Boy; Kiya Green, Waxahachie senior, as Berniece; Erik Colbert Jr., Houston freshman, as Boy Willie; and Ashland Anderson, Houston freshman, as Grace.

    Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre and Dance will present August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “The Piano Lesson” Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 28 through Oct. 1, in the new Flex Theatre in Griffith Fine Arts Building on the SFA campus. Cast members include, front, from left, Olivia Wintz, Killeen senior, as Maretha; Joshua Jameson, Arlington freshman, as Doaker Charles; Xavier Sanchez, Houston sophomore, as Lymon; standing, from left, Grant Calloway, Gary junior, as Avery Brown; CJ Tate, Dallas junior, as Wining Boy; Kiya Green, Waxahachie senior, as Berniece; Erik Colbert Jr., Houston freshman, as Boy Willie; and Ashland Anderson, Houston freshman, as Grace. Directed by Cleo House Jr., “The Piano Lesson” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. General admission ticket prices are: adult, $15; senior (62+), $10; youth (high school and younger), $8; SFA faculty/staff, $8; non-SFA student, $8; and SFA student, $5. For ticketing information or to purchase tickets, call the Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS, or visit sfasu.edu/boxoffice. For information about the play, call (936) 468-4003 or visit sfasu.edu/theatre-dance.