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Hardin-Simmons University

Hardin-Simmons University is a private campus in Abilene proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,534

family income
under $30k

$15,981

$30–48k

$18,485

$48–75k

$20,982

$75–110k

$26,442

over $110k

Average net price

$19,5552023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Hardin-Simmons University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $29,732 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $19,555.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$18,124
2009	$21,116
2010	$17,658
2011	$29,732
2012	$21,071
2013	$19,850
2014	$20,215
2015	$25,596
2016	$19,607
2017	$20,659
2018	$19,509
2019	$20,041
2020	$21,916
2021	$21,039
2022	$21,031
2023	$19,555

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$45,9042024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Hardin-Simmons University rose from $26,942 (2009) to $45,904 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,942
2010	$28,952
2011	$30,646
2012	$32,638
2013	$32,001
2014	$32,694
2015	$33,721
2016	$35,218
2017	$36,644
2018	$38,708
2019	$40,160
2020	$42,530
2021	$44,456
2022	$45,285
2023	$45,059
2024	$45,904

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$9,950
2001	$10,645
2002	$11,245
2003	$12,176
2004	$13,376
2005	$13,650
2006	$15,626
2007	$16,946
2008	$18,380
2013	$23,460
2014	$22,350
2015	$24,500
2016	$25,830
2017	$27,440
2018	$28,990
2019	$30,140
2020	$31,364
2021	$31,686
2022	$31,686
2023	$31,686

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $32,960 before grants and other attendance costs. At Hardin-Simmons University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,283 — Hardin-Simmons University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

46% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Hardin-Simmons University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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46%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Hardin-Simmons University has wandered from Fall 1993 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 57.9% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 46%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1993 cohort	44.9%
1994 cohort	46.6%
1995 cohort	45.2%
1996 cohort	47.8%
1997 cohort	45.5%
1998 cohort	48.4%
1999 cohort	51.4%
2000 cohort	49.2%
2001 cohort	46.9%
2002 cohort	50%
2003 cohort	50.3%
2004 cohort	48.4%
2005 cohort	46.5%
2006 cohort	46.8%
2007 cohort	51.4%
2008 cohort	52.4%
2009 cohort	53.1%
2010 cohort	52%
2011 cohort	51%
2012 cohort	47.8%
2013 cohort	50.8%
2014 cohort	55.5%
2015 cohort	51.6%
2016 cohort	57.9%
2017 cohort	49.6%
2018 cohort	46%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1993–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,157	$4,777
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,176	$4,287
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$6,802
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,019	$5,725
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,500	$3,990
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,250	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$18,690	$5,809
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$20,602	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$22,125	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$22,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$24,646	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$26,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,737	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,864	$7,131
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,750	$7,083
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,900	$5,639
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,644	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,711	$6,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$44,392

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,639

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,771

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Hardin-Simmons University admitted 3,131 of 3,479 applicants in Fall 2024. The 90% rate describes that application pool.

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acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $31,686 tuition · 2023–24 1,283 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1010–11901600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Hardin-Simmons University received 3,479 applications and admitted 3,131 (90%), with 383 enrolling.

Hardin-Simmons University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Hardin-Simmons University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–600 and Math was 500–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1010–1190 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	560	600
SAT Math	500	540	590
ACT Composite	19	22	26

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

90%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	69.4%
Fall 2002	51.5%
Fall 2003	53.5%
Fall 2004	39.5%
Fall 2005	66.4%
Fall 2006	54.6%
Fall 2007	47.8%
Fall 2008	34.9%
Fall 2009	37.8%
Fall 2010	34.7%
Fall 2011	56.6%
Fall 2012	53.6%
Fall 2013	37.6%
Fall 2014	56.8%
Fall 2015	60%
Fall 2016	88%
Fall 2017	81.8%
Fall 2018	84.2%
Fall 2019	83.8%
Fall 2020	90.5%
Fall 2021	91.5%
Fall 2022	88.3%
Fall 2023	96.5%
Fall 2024	90%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1190Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	910	1120
Fall 2002	910	1140
Fall 2003	920	1140
Fall 2004	920	1140
Fall 2005	930	1150
Fall 2006	890	1130
Fall 2007	930	1150
Fall 2008	920	1130
Fall 2009	930	1160
Fall 2010	923	1150
Fall 2011	930	1150
Fall 2012	920	1150
Fall 2013	930	1110
Fall 2014	910	1135
Fall 2015	920	1140
Fall 2016	920	1140
Fall 2017	1000	1170
Fall 2018	1000	1170
Fall 2019	963	1150
Fall 2020	960	1150
Fall 2021	970	1170
Fall 2022	1010	1198
Fall 2023	968	1190
Fall 2024	1010	1190

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–26Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	24
Fall 2002	19	25
Fall 2003	19	24
Fall 2004	19	24
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	19	24
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	19	25
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	20	26
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	19	25
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	18	23
Fall 2020	18	24
Fall 2021	18	23
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	18	24
Fall 2024	19	26

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,283Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Hardin-Simmons University fell from 1,909 (Fall 2002) to 1,283 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,909
Fall 2003	1,970
Fall 2004	1,983
Fall 2005	2,028
Fall 2006	1,938
Fall 2007	2,008
Fall 2008	1,920
Fall 2009	1,895
Fall 2010	1,878
Fall 2011	1,813
Fall 2012	1,755
Fall 2013	1,690
Fall 2014	1,576
Fall 2015	1,575
Fall 2016	1,656
Fall 2017	1,670
Fall 2018	1,719
Fall 2019	1,687
Fall 2020	1,588
Fall 2021	1,459
Fall 2022	1,323
Fall 2023	1,275
Fall 2024	1,283

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

65%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Hardin-Simmons University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 75% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 65%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	69%
Fall 2003 cohort	67%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	62%
Fall 2006 cohort	66%
Fall 2007 cohort	66%
Fall 2008 cohort	71%
Fall 2009 cohort	67%
Fall 2010 cohort	65%
Fall 2011 cohort	66%
Fall 2012 cohort	63%
Fall 2013 cohort	64%
Fall 2014 cohort	68%
Fall 2015 cohort	71%
Fall 2016 cohort	75%
Fall 2017 cohort	68%
Fall 2018 cohort	67%
Fall 2019 cohort	65%
Fall 2020 cohort	63%
Fall 2021 cohort	64%
Fall 2022 cohort	65%
Fall 2023 cohort	65%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Hardin-Simmons University

40.1% of Hardin-Simmons University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Hardin-Simmons University as a primarily residential campus of 1,283 undergraduates — and 64.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Hardin-Simmons University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1010–1190 — their midpoint is near the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Hardin-Simmons University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Hardin-Simmons University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Hardin-Simmons University90%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Hardin-Simmons University$32,960

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Hardin-Simmons University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Hardin-Simmons University$54,771

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

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Hardin-Simmons University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Hardin-Simmons University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	90%	84.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$32,960	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,771	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Hardin-Simmons University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Hardin-Simmons University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,276
Finance and Financial Management Services	$72,425
Biology, General	$52,005
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$51,722
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$50,560
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$49,389
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$48,112
Psychology, General	$47,423

These 8 fields listed for Hardin-Simmons University measure earnings after completion. The $54,771 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 38 additional Hardin-Simmons University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Hardin-Simmons University report?

Hardin-Simmons University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1010–1190 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Hardin-Simmons University's acceptance rate?

90% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,131 admitted from 3,479 applicants.

How much does Hardin-Simmons University cost?

At Hardin-Simmons University, tuition is $32,960. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Hardin-Simmons University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,771. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

University of Houston-Clear Lake — 90.5% admitted
University of Houston-Downtown — 90% admitted
Texas A&M University-Victoria — 95.9% admitted
University of the Incarnate Word — 98.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.