
Coaching staff
- David SelfHead Coach - Sprints
- Patrick TorresHead Cross Country Coach / Assistant Coach - Distance
- Derrick BrooksAssistant Coach - Sprints
- Micah GuthlandAssistant Coach - Throws
- TJ PrideAssistant Coach - Horizontals/Pole Vault/Combined Events
Campus and facilities
Seven colleges of study make up the academic programmign at SHSU.
- Established
- 1879
- Website
- shsu.edu
Facilities
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at SHSU
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Sam Houston State University →
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 56%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state
- $9,228 USD
- Out-of-state
- $19,068 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $19,068 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $25,474 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $14,788 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $11,734 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $11,472 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $12,286 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $17,548 USD
- Over $110,000
- $23,418 USD






