Stephen F. Austin State University (commonly SFA or Stephen F) is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding father, Thomas Jefferson Rusk. Stephen F. Austin is one of four public universities in Texas not affiliated with a university system. Stephen F. Austin is rivaled by Northwestern State University.