Sam Houston State University Top Questions

Describe your favorite campus traditions.

Luisa

My school is best known for being the fourth most successful school for teaching Criminal Justice and its small, friendly, environment.

Ashley

If you plan on majoring in CJ or Education Sam is your school. Beautiful campus and diverse population are the reciepe for a great college experience.

James

My school is best known for it's teachers and criminal justice graduates. The school was founded for justice of the criminals in the prison. There is a great deal of hands on experience for those majors. Teaching and Theater are the other things that SHSU is known for. A great deal of teachers are very successful in their fields. The Theater program is among the top 25 in the nation and produces very professional quality productions from the department and the students involved.

Hailee

My university is best known for its amazing criminal justice degree program and its fantastic teaching certification program. Underneath the surface though, Sam Houston State University has a strength in almost all of the majors that they offer. Its English Department ranks in the top markings in the state and provides great professors, many with backgrounds in writing and literature from personal experience. The Art Department is very well rounded as well, providing students with a strong background in many unique forms of artwork.

Chelsea

I would have to say either our sports or our fine arts department.

Anna

Sam Houston State University best known academically for its phenomenal Criminal Justice program. It is also known for its location. Texas has one hundred and fifteen prisons and Huntsville is home to six of these. Huntsville also possesses The Texas Prison Museum which features "Old Sparky" the electric chair that exucited 361 prisoners from 1924 to 1964.

Alejandro

Food was wonderful at UTSA. I have not had the chance to experience Sam Houston's food.

Angie

Beautiful campus

Katy

Having a lot of school spirit. We also have an amazing ag program.

Shae

Our Criminal Justice Department is one of the top five in the nation. In addition, our history department is well known at other universities in Texas.