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Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas. It was founded as a teachers' college in 1923 and subsequently renamed after one of Texas's founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of Thomas Jefferson Rusk. On May 11, 2023, the university joined the University of Texas System; i…
Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas. It was founded as a teachers' college in 1923 and subsequently renamed after one of Texas's founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of Thomas Jefferson Rusk. On May 11, 2023, the university joined the University of Texas System; it was previously one of two public universities in the state not affiliated with one of Texas's seven university systems.
  • Established: April 4, 1917 (chartered) · September 18, 1923 (opened)
  • President: Neal Weaver
  • Former name: Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College (1923–1949) · Stephen F. Austin State College (1949–1969)
  • Motto: "Striving For Personal Excellence In Everything That We Do"
  • Parent institution: University of Texas System
  • Accreditation: SACS
  • Endowment: $128.0 million (2021)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org