University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX · Private · Midsize suburb · MHB · Mary Hardin-Baylor · UMHB
Private institution in Belton, TX · 2,959 undergraduates · 95% acceptance rate · $56,132 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
- $28,6901,677th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,1501,428th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,1501,364th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $45,2351,350th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,445th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,132732nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,368631st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.4%1,021st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.9%1,340th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 95.1%1,413th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1098691st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22605th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,959704th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.9%852nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 61 mi (AUS)
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 44 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,421 | $61,643 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,733 | $42,682 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,478 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $42,402 | $43,319 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,937 | $43,426 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $41,844 | $42,044 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,927 | $39,009 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $38,289 | $55,964 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $34,420 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $33,281 | $22,329 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBiological Sciences | bachelors | $33,192 | $28,960 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $30,409 | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Baptistsource
- Founded in 1845source
- Athletic nickname: "Crusaders"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Mascot: CRUnk the Crusadersource
- Motto: "Education for Life, Experience of a Lifetime"source
- Campus size: about 170 acressource
- Formerly known as "Female Department of Baylor University" (1851–1886)source
- Formerly known as "Baylor Female College" (1886–1925)source
- Formerly known as "Baylor College for Women" (1925–1934)source
- Formerly known as "Mary Hardin–Baylor College" (1934–1978)source
- Athletic conference: ASCsource
- Notable alum: Miriam A. Fergusonsource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Football: 2021, 2018, 2016
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.
Key links
- Official websitego.umhb.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 226471)
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