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Howard Payne University

Howard Payne University is based in the town of Brownwood, TX — a private campus in a small-town setting. 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

$20,589

family income
under $30k

$22,305

$30–48k

$26,844

$48–75k

$29,620

$75–110k

$29,652

over $110k

Average net price

$23,6272023–24Skip 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 Howard Payne University rose from $15,739 (2008) to $23,627 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,739
2009	$14,385
2010	$16,230
2011	$18,648
2012	$17,678
2013	$18,245
2014	$18,061
2015	$19,547
2016	$22,137
2017	$22,371
2018	$22,178
2019	$23,404
2020	$23,310
2021	$21,426
2022	$25,255
2023	$23,627

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$46,7662024–25Skip 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 Howard Payne University rose from $25,940 (2009) to $46,766 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$25,940
2010	$27,508
2011	$29,294
2012	$31,416
2013	$32,861
2014	$32,965
2015	$34,788
2016	$36,209
2017	$37,627
2018	$39,386
2019	$39,973
2020	$41,336
2021	$41,266
2022	$42,707
2023	$44,579
2024	$46,766

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	$9,000
2001	$10,000
2002	$10,500
2003	$11,150
2004	$12,000
2005	$12,500
2006	$14,470
2007	$16,030
2008	$17,400
2013	$23,200
2014	$24,600
2015	$25,600
2016	$26,630
2017	$27,690
2018	$28,090
2019	$29,198
2020	$29,198
2021	$30,178
2022	$31,650
2023	$33,322

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Howard Payne University reports published tuition of $34,982 in this record. Howard Payne University's $34,982 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Howard Payne University reports 713 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

28% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Howard Payne 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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28%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 Howard Payne University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 47.4% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 28%.

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
1991 cohort	27.8%
1992 cohort	35.9%
1993 cohort	29.5%
1994 cohort	34.4%
1995 cohort	36%
1996 cohort	37.9%
1997 cohort	35%
1998 cohort	34.6%
1999 cohort	37.1%
2000 cohort	36.6%
2001 cohort	35.4%
2002 cohort	41.2%
2003 cohort	40.6%
2004 cohort	38.6%
2005 cohort	45.9%
2006 cohort	43.4%
2007 cohort	42%
2008 cohort	44.7%
2009 cohort	47.4%
2010 cohort	41.2%
2011 cohort	41.4%
2012 cohort	44%
2013 cohort	35.2%
2014 cohort	40%
2015 cohort	35%
2016 cohort	32.1%
2017 cohort	31.1%
2018 cohort	28%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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)	$14,500	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,564	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,750	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,432	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,250	$3,846
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,394	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,250	$4,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,000	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$4,341
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,279
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,427	$8,205
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,779	$5,789
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,795	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,100	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,500	$6,281
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,674	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,793	$5,500

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

$38,212

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$43,270

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$48,376

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

Howard Payne University admitted 801 of 1,189 applicants in Fall 2024. The 67.4% rate describes that application pool.

67.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $33,322 tuition · 2023–24 713 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 880–11601600

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Admissions

Howard Payne University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Howard Payne University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 440–610 and Math was 440–550 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 880–1160 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	440	490	610
SAT Math	440	510	550
ACT Composite	16	21	27

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).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Howard Payne University received 1,189 applications and admitted 801 (67.4%), with 216 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

67.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read Howard Payne University's change from 88.3% to 67.4% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	88.3%
Fall 2002	65.4%
Fall 2003	79.3%
Fall 2004	79.3%
Fall 2005	70.9%
Fall 2006	69.3%
Fall 2007	69.3%
Fall 2008	65.2%
Fall 2009	59%
Fall 2010	62.2%
Fall 2011	69.4%
Fall 2012	50.3%
Fall 2013	53.8%
Fall 2014	82.1%
Fall 2015	85.3%
Fall 2016	87.7%
Fall 2017	59.2%
Fall 2018	57.9%
Fall 2019	53.8%
Fall 2020	48.5%
Fall 2021	59.3%
Fall 2022	62.3%
Fall 2023	67.7%
Fall 2024	67.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

880–1160Fall 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	756	1228
Fall 2002	810	1226
Fall 2003	799	1238
Fall 2004	880	1120
Fall 2005	783	1270
Fall 2006	906	1176
Fall 2007	906	1176
Fall 2008	870	1110
Fall 2009	850	1120
Fall 2010	870	1090
Fall 2011	880	1100
Fall 2012	850	1070
Fall 2013	860	1050
Fall 2014	860	1070
Fall 2015	850	1070
Fall 2016	850	1050
Fall 2017	930	1100
Fall 2018	950	1100
Fall 2019	940	1110
Fall 2022	920	1130
Fall 2023	880	1100
Fall 2024	880	1160

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–27Fall 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	15	27
Fall 2002	17	27
Fall 2003	16	26
Fall 2004	17	23
Fall 2005	16	26
Fall 2006	18	25
Fall 2007	18	25
Fall 2008	17	24
Fall 2009	18	24
Fall 2010	18	24
Fall 2011	18	24
Fall 2012	18	24
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	19	23
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	18	22
Fall 2017	19	22
Fall 2018	18	23
Fall 2019	19	23
Fall 2022	19	22
Fall 2023	18	25
Fall 2024	16	27

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

713Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Howard Payne University fell from 1,397 (Fall 2002) to 713 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,397
Fall 2003	1,373
Fall 2004	1,303
Fall 2005	1,364
Fall 2006	1,317
Fall 2007	1,241
Fall 2008	1,243
Fall 2009	1,130
Fall 2010	1,157
Fall 2011	1,052
Fall 2012	1,018
Fall 2013	1,059
Fall 2014	1,037
Fall 2015	1,052
Fall 2016	1,066
Fall 2017	919
Fall 2018	895
Fall 2019	817
Fall 2020	779
Fall 2021	775
Fall 2022	721
Fall 2023	716
Fall 2024	713

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

52%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 Howard Payne University fell from 62% (Fall 2002) to 52% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	62%
Fall 2003 cohort	62%
Fall 2004 cohort	57%
Fall 2005 cohort	64%
Fall 2006 cohort	60%
Fall 2007 cohort	55%
Fall 2008 cohort	62%
Fall 2009 cohort	67%
Fall 2010 cohort	57%
Fall 2011 cohort	61%
Fall 2012 cohort	61%
Fall 2013 cohort	54%
Fall 2014 cohort	63%
Fall 2015 cohort	51%
Fall 2016 cohort	48%
Fall 2017 cohort	49%
Fall 2018 cohort	43%
Fall 2019 cohort	50%
Fall 2020 cohort	52%
Fall 2021 cohort	55%
Fall 2022 cohort	55%
Fall 2023 cohort	52%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Howard Payne University

Faculty pay at Howard Payne University averages $82,104 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Howard Payne University as a primarily residential campus of 713 undergraduates — and 51.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Howard Payne University's SAT section-percentile sums are 880–1160 — their midpoint is below the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Howard Payne 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 Howard Payne 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

Howard Payne University67.4%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Howard Payne University$34,982

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Howard Payne University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Howard Payne University$48,376

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Howard Payne University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Howard Payne University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	67.4%	84.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,982	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$48,376	$54,132	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Howard Payne University report?

Howard Payne University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 880–1160 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Howard Payne University's acceptance rate?

67.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 801 admitted from 1,189 applicants.

How much does Howard Payne University cost?

At Howard Payne University, tuition is $34,982. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Howard Payne University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $48,376. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

University of Houston — 73.9% admitted
Houston Christian University — 84.4% admitted
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Lubbock Christian University — 73.1% 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. Read the date and population definitions.