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Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN · Private · Town (distant) · FHU

Private institution in Henderson, TN · 1,244 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $47,485 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$20,0821,076th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$25,0001,220th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$25,0001,064th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$36,9721,142nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,4851,218th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,0861,217th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.4%485th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.6%633rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
90.6%1,249th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1109663rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,2441,236th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.5%1,573rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 120 mi (BNA)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$54,252$55,061
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$38,289$47,260
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors$38,289$52,107
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$37,208$38,289
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$36,521$36,107
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$35,701$36,668
MarketingBusinessbachelors$32,925$29,685
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$31,839$33,993
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$28,960$26,353
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$25,658$21,234
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$25,194$33,993
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$23,649$25,967

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,146,329 (M $2,857,269 · W $2,289,060)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Freed-Hardeman University’s 1,244 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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