- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TNTown: distantZIP 38340Founded 1869
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1869
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.fhu.edu
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Freed-Hardeman University
Freed-Hardeman University is a private nonprofit university in Henderson, Tennessee, with 1,212 undergraduates. It admits 60% of applicants, graduates 73% within six years and costs $22,036 a year after aid.
73%graduate
Admission rate60%
Retention86%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans38%
$22,036net price / year
60%admission rate
1109average SAT
73%graduate in 6 years
$48,969median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#1,304 of 1,704 for earnings#1,019 of 1,739 for lowest net price#295 of 1,738 for graduation rate#362 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $39,109tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,260
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,260
- Average net price
- $22,036national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,674
$30,001–48,000$19,995
$48,001–75,000$21,328
$75,001–110,000$23,082
$110,001+$24,388
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 60%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1109
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 481–549
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 471–538
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college60%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college73%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 73%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,723
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,969middle 50%: $33,219–$70,468
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$70,468
Median, Freed-Hardeman University$48,969
Lower quarter$33,219
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,212
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 21.0
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,300 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,648
- Endowment, end of year
- $85,248,118
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White88%
Hispanic0.2%
Black4.0%
Asian1.0%
Two or more races1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown5.0%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Visual & performing arts14%
Health professions10%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.8%
Education6.5%
Theology & religious vocations6.2%
Computer & information sciences5.5%
Psychology5.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 220215. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5500864.