Lone Star College System vs Sam Houston State University

Lone Star College System

Large public college system in The Woodlands serving over 70,000 students with low tuition and general liberal arts programming.

Public research university in Texas with strong focus on criminal justice and homeland security programs.

Metric	Lone Star College System	Sam Houston State University
Total Student Enrollment	70,991	21,403
Endowment (End of Year)	$505,061,041	$1,102,070,126
Official Website	www.lonestar.edu/	www.shsu.edu/
Sector Group	Public 4-Year or Above	Public 4-Year or Above
Setting	City	Town
Carnegie Classification	Mixed Associate Large	Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium