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Howard Payne University

Brownwood, TX · Private · Town (remote) · HPU

Private institution in Brownwood, TX · 716 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $48,376 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
$25,2551,502nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$33,3221,436th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,3221,373rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$44,5791,332nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,7931,565th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,3761,170th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,2121,343rd highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
31.1%1,754th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
54.8%1,697th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
67.7%558th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1019912th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
7161,557th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
42.2%624th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 131 mi (AUS)

On 1 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 56 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$35,810$31,042
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$32,925$33,993
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$31,127$32,563
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$29,751$23,649
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Atmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors—$37,568
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusinessbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 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.