Sul Ross State University Business Programs

Sul Ross State University is a public institution located in Alpine, Texas. The surrounding location of Alpine is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Sul Ross State University?

Contact details for Sul Ross are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Hwy 90 East, Alpine, TX 79832
Phone:	432-837-8011
Website:	www.sulross.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/SulRossState
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/Sul_Ross

How Do I Get Into Sul Ross?

You can apply to Sul Ross online at: www.goapplytexas.org/

Admission Requirements for Sul Ross

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Sul Ross?

The acceptance rate at Sul Ross State University is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 64% of students accepted to Sul Ross submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 527. Math scores were between 420 and 520.

Sul Ross received ACT scores from 38% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 20. Math scores were between 15 and 21. Composite scores were between 15 and 21.

Can I Afford Sul Ross State University?

The overall average net price of Sul Ross is $28,722. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Sul Ross, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $5,333 a year. That adds up to $21,332 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Sul Ross is 11.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Sul Ross State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,789 undergraduate students at Sul Ross, with 1,154 being full-time and 635 being part-time.

There are also 556 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,154 full-time undergraduates at Sul Ross, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sul Ross State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	735
White	283
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Sul Ross State University. At this time, 5 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at Sul Ross. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Mexico, and China.

Online Learning at Sul Ross State University

In 2019-2020, 1,730 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Sul Ross has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Sul Ross

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Sul Ross State University was $8,777 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,047. The following table shows how Sul Ross is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Business Administration and Management	#61	#291
Business Administration & Management	#70	#248

Online Growth Rankings of Sul Ross

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Sul Ross State University was -2.1%. This is the #1,618 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Sul Ross regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Sul Ross State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	45	0	45
General Business Administration and Management	15	25	40
Office Administration	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0
General Management Information Systems	0	0	0
TOTAL	60	25	85

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Adavyd under License

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