Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university in Nacogdoches, Texas, in the United States. Named after Stephen F. Austin, one of the founders of Texas, SFA was founded as a teachers college in 1923 and built on part of the homestead established by prominent Texan, Thomas Jefferson Rusk.
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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