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Hardin-Simmons University

Abilene, TX · Private · Midsize city · HSU · Hardin-Simmons

Private institution in Abilene, TX · 1,275 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $54,771 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
$21,0311,175th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$31,6861,373rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$31,6861,301st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$45,0591,332nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,7111,205th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,771805th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,392923rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
49.6%1,169th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
65.3%1,440th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
96.5%1,450th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1064792nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,2751,212th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
38.4%780th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 159 mi (DFW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 45 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,005$66,821
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$39,909$37,424
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$38,289$41,025
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$36,141—
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$36,131$35,701
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$35,060$41,025
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$30,409$29,685
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$28,598$28,960
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$26,585$31,133
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Hardin-Simmons University’s 1,275 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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