- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TXCity: midsizeZIP 79698Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hsutx.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Hardin-Simmons University
Hardin-Simmons University is a private nonprofit university in Abilene, Texas, with 1,283 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 44% within six years and costs $19,731 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention65%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans83%
$19,731net price / year
90%admission rate
1108average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$56,313median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#974 of 1,704 for earnings#844 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,223 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,189 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
- $48,315tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $34,260
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $34,260
- Average net price
- $19,731national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,040
$30,001–48,000$13,887
$48,001–75,000$14,153
$75,001–110,000$20,601
$110,001+$26,135
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1108
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,927
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,313middle 50%: $38,560–$78,452
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,452
Median, Hardin-Simmons University$56,313
Lower quarter$38,560
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
- 1,283
- Part-time
- 5.1%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 21.6
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,035 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,190
- Endowment, end of year
- $222,008,195
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White55%
Hispanic26%
Black10%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.5%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Parks, recreation & fitness15%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.2%
Social sciences8.6%
Education7.5%
Health professions6.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.8%
Psychology5.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 225247. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6356958.