Sam Houston State University

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The Sam Houston State University (also SHSU or Sam called) is a state university in Huntsville in the US state of Texas . With 15,903 students, it is the second largest location in the Texas State University System .

history

The university was founded in 1879 with 110 students as the Sam Houston Normal Institute . After several name changes, it was given its current name in 1969 .

Faculties

  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Arts and sciences
  • pedagogy
  • Criminal law
  • Economics

Sports

The university's sports teams are called the Bearkats . The university is a member of the Southland Conference .

Personalities

Web links

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Colleges in Texas
State universities

University of Houston System ( University of Houston  • UH – Clear Lake  • UH – Downtown  • UH – Victoria ) • University of North Texas System ( University of North Texas  • UNT Dallas ) • University of Texas System ( Arlington  • Austin  • Dallas  • El Paso  • Permian Basin  • Rio Grande Valley  • San Antonio  • Tyler ) • Texas A&M System ( Prairie View A&M  • Tarleton State  • Texas A&M  • Texas A&M International  • Texas A & M – Central Texas  • Texas A & M – Commerce  • Texas A & M – Corpus Christi  • Texas A & M – Kingsville  • Texas A & M – San Antonio  • Texas A & M – Texarkana  • West Texas A&M ) • Texas State System ( Lamar  • Sam Houston State  • Sul Ross State  • Texas State ) • Texas Tech System ( Angelo State  • Texas Tech ) • Midwestern State  • Stephen F. Austin State  • Texas Southern  • Texas Woman’s

Private universities

Abilene Christian University  • Amberton University  • Arlington Baptist College  • Austin College  • Baylor University  • Concordia University Texas  • Dallas Baptist University  • Dallas Christian College  • East Texas Baptist University  • Fisher More College  • Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics  • Hardin-Simmons University  • Houston Baptist University  • Howard Payne University  • Huston-Tillotson University  • Jarvis Christian College  • LeTourneau University  • Lubbock Christian University  • McMurry University  • North American College  • Northwood University  • Our Lady of the Lake University  • Paul Quinn College  • Rice University  • St. Edward's University  • St. Mary's University  • Schreiner University  • Southern Methodist University  • Southwestern Adventist University  • Southwestern Assemblies of God University  • Southwestern Christian College  • Southwestern University  • Texas Christian University  • Texas College  • Texas Lutheran University  • Texas Wesleyan University  • Trinity University  • University of Dallas  • University of Mary Hardin-Baylor  • University of St. Thomas  • University of the Incarnate Word  • Wayland Baptist University  • Wiley College

Coordinates: 30 ° 42 ′ 51.4 "  N , 95 ° 32 ′ 50.5"  W.