Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. It was founded as a teachers' college in 1923 and named after one of the founders of Texas, Stephen F. Austin. The campus rests, in part, on the homestead of Thomas Jefferson Rusk. On May 11, 2023, the university, up to then one of two public universities in Texa…
Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. It was founded as a teachers' college in 1923 and named after one of the founders of Texas, Stephen F. Austin. The campus rests, in part, on the homestead of Thomas Jefferson Rusk. On May 11, 2023, the university, up to then one of two public universities in Texas University of Texas System; not affiliated unaffiliated with one of the state’s seven university systems.
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"
Type: Public university
Established: April 4, 1917 (chartered) · September 18, 1923 (opened)
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