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VISIT ACADEMICS

Fast Facts

#1 Regional Texas
Public School

in the U.S. News &
World Report
Best Colleges
rankings.
July 2025

$2.73 million
portfolio

managed by
Mast Student
Investment
Roundtable
Lumberjacks

September 2025

Approximately
200,000 sq. ft. of
new construction

upgraded dining and
academic facilities
over the next two years
May 2025

Study Abroad
with scholarships

10 faculty-led programs
13 destinations
162 students
July 2025

Explore your passions, meet our faculty

Select an area of interest and discover how we inspire success 鈥 one Lumberjack at a time.

蘑菇视频 Traditions

The Axe Handle

蘑菇视频 freshmen receive an axe handle to personalize with their own Lumberjack spirit. Students can be seen (and heard) banging axe handles on the bleachers at 蘑菇视频 football games.

 

Ole Cotton

Ole Cotton is an imposing 75mm cannon that fires a celebratory shot every time the 蘑菇视频 Lumberjack football team scores. The 蘑菇视频 ROTC cadets man Ole Cotton just beyond the south end zone at Homer Bryce Stadium. The powerful blast can be heard 鈥 and often felt 鈥 all over town.

 

The Homecoming Bonfire

蘑菇视频's traditional bonfire and pep rally are the centerpieces of homecoming. Usually held in October, homecoming is a series of traditions that bring Lumberjacks together to celebrate 蘑菇视频. Other events include homecoming elections, downtown parade, football games and much more.

 

Purple Haze

Press play to hear our rowdy Purple Haze student section in action. At 蘑菇视频鈥檚 home football games, fans in the student section loudly bang their axe handles on a metal 鈥淧urple Haze鈥 sign to show support for our beloved Lumberjacks (and to rattle the opposing team). Now that鈥檚 a home-field advantage!

  • Dr. Lee Fitzgerald

    Stephen F. Austin State University鈥檚 Department of Biology will host the J.H. Burr Distinguished Lecture Series at 5 p.m. March 19 in Kennedy Auditorium. The featured speaker will be Dr. Lee Fitzgerald 鈥78, 蘑菇视频 alumnus, professor at Texas A&M University and curator of the herpetology collection at the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections at the university.

  • Sue Foley, set against a dark backdrop, holds an electric guitar

    Stephen F. Austin State University will present Grammy nominee and five-time Blues Music Award winner Sue Foley at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, in Turner Auditorium. The performance is presented by 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts as part of the University Series.

  • Winners of 蘑菇视频's Pop-up Pitch Competition pose for a group photo

    The winners of Stephen F. Austin State University鈥檚 Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship Pop-up Pitch Competition were announced at the 蘑菇视频 men鈥檚 basketball game Feb. 2. Pictured, from left, are Madden Bennett, a senior media and communications major from Austin; Kaitlin Eckert, a sophomore environmental science major from Houston; and Elizabeth Perales, a junior psychology major from Frisco; celebrating with members of the 蘑菇视频 Cheer and Dance team.