Hardin-Simmons University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 180,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (88%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,266
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 96%
From Region 1%
Athletes 535 (43.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Hispanic 25%
Black 11%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 182 46% 56% 2% 8% 27% 4% $61,537 14 -0.40 54 96%
Computer Programming 9 — 100% 44% 11% 11% 0% 33% $94,503 15 -0.89 92 — — — — —
Human Computer Interaction 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,311 17 -1.09 37 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,829 16 -0.75 59 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,874 17 -0.81 59 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $62,100 12 -0.84 55 — — — — —
Biology 25 — 40% 48% 0% 8% 28% 8% $62,747 31 -0.43 57 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 36 — 36% 56% 0% 14% 28% 0% $60,016 45 -0.21 50 98% — — — —
Economics 25 +4 84% 76% 4% 4% 8% 0% $70,254 9 -1.04 71 — — — — —
Sport Management 9 — 56% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $60,016 47 -0.13 50 98% — — — —
Christian Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,128 52 +0.16 28 — — — — —
English 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $48,236 31 -0.51 19 — — — — —
History 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,218 33 -0.46 29 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 11 — 45% 55% 0% 0% 36% 0% $53,944 35 -0.32 33 — — — — —
Family Psychology — — — — — — — — $53,866 47 -0.18 33 — — — — —
Human Services — — — — — — — — $53,021 44 -0.03 31 — — — — —
Psychology 15 +1 0% 53% 0% 13% 33% 0% $55,720 58 +0.10 38 90% — — — —
Social Work 8 — 0% 12% 0% 0% 88% 0% $52,887 44 -0.04 30 — — — — —
Strategic Communications 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $60,540 18 -1.02 51 — — — — —
Youth Services — — — — — — — — $53,044 45 -0.03 31 — — — — —
Digital Media 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,280 34 -0.36 24 — — — — —
Graphic Design 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,147 20 -0.77 23 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 +1 40% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $43,542 36 -0.35 10 — — — — —
Theatre — — — — — — — — $44,281 57 +0.16 11 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 17 — 53% 53% 6% 18% 24% 0% $60,372 57 +0.07 51 91% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 65 58% 57% 2% 9% 22% 5% $61,279 13 -1.10 53 95% 8.2%
Accounting 10 — 50% 70% 0% 0% 20% 10% $76,775 28 -0.66 80 95% — — — —
Business Administration 40 +3 55% 55% 2% 10% 22% 2% $54,142 2 -1.22 34 95% 8.2% — — —
Business Analytics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,515 7 -1.26 72 — — — — —
Finance 7 +2 86% 43% 0% 29% 14% 14% $75,061 10 -0.83 78 100% — — — —
Management Information Systems 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $70,162 6 -1.28 71 — — — — —
Marketing 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $60,646 6 -1.32 51 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 22 23% 68% 0% 0% 27% 0% $47,993 1 -0.64 18 93%
Elementary Education 11 — 0% 55% 0% 0% 36% 0% $44,032 7 -1.23 11 89% — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,954 34 -0.49 28 96% — — — —
History Teacher Education 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,954 33 -0.59 28 96% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,954 26 -0.56 28 96% — — — —
Physical Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,954 25 -0.71 28 96% — — — —
Science Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,954 26 -0.56 28 96% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $51,954 33 -0.59 28 96% — — — —
Art Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $51,954 77 +0.55 28 96% — — — —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,954 94 +1.19 28 96% — — — —
Music Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,954 74 +0.56 28 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Music 3 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $46,105 1 -0.07 15
Music 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $46,105 46 -0.07 15 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 20 0% 55% 5% 0% 40% 0% $77,031 64 -0.61 80 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $62,638 54 +0.07 56 — — — — —
Nursing 14 — 0% 43% 7% 0% 50% 0% $83,200 13 -0.90 85 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $35,135
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 32%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 33.9% 99 65% 64% 2% 8% 17% 3% $63,431 9 -1.00 58 96% 8.2%
Health Sciences 19.2% 56 23% 55% 2% 9% 32% 0% $66,093 11 -0.35 64 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.2% 27 41% 44% 0% 7% 26% 15% $62,699 27 -0.46 57 100% —
Social Sciences 9.2% 27 11% 44% 0% 7% 48% 0% $55,595 38 -0.11 38 90% —
Education 6.2% 18 17% 61% 0% 0% 33% 0% $47,113 13 -0.98 17 92% —
Humanities 6.2% 18 44% 67% 0% 0% 28% 0% $52,383 34 -0.35 29 — —
Professional 5.8% 17 53% 53% 6% 18% 24% 0% $60,372 27 +0.07 51 91% —
Arts 5.5% 16 38% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $47,785 31 -0.07 18 96% —
Computer Science 3.4% 10 100% 50% 10% 10% 0% 30% $90,584 17 -0.91 90 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 4 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,852 11 -0.78 59 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 2 #225 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 2 #546 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 212 $1.4M $1.3M $133K
Baseball 50 $306K $282K $24K
Soccer 43 $254K $235K $19K
Track & Field (outdoor) 31 $52K $55K -$3K
Basketball 21 $328K $253K $75K
Tennis 14 $97K $76K $20K
Golf 13 $214K $119K $94K
Cross Country 11 $44K $45K -$820
Track & Field (indoor) 9 $52K $55K -$3K
Total 386 $2.8M $2.4M $361K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 29 $288K $262K $26K
Track & Field (outdoor) 28 $46K $52K -$5K
Softball 25 $270K $209K $61K
Basketball 23 $322K $246K $75K
Volleyball 20 $214K $186K $28K
Tennis 16 $75K $58K $17K
Golf 9 $128K $111K $16K
Cross Country 7 $48K $46K $1K
Track & Field (indoor) 6 $46K $52K -$5K
Total 149 $1.4M $1.2M $215K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 212 $1.4M $1.3M $133K
Soccer 72 $543K $497K $46K
Track & Field (outdoor) 59 $98K $107K -$8K
Baseball 50 $306K $282K $24K
Basketball 44 $650K $499K $150K
Tennis 30 $172K $135K $37K
Softball 25 $270K $209K $61K
Golf 22 $342K $231K $111K
Volleyball 20 $214K $186K $28K
Cross Country 18 $92K $92K $409
Track & Field (indoor) 15 $98K $107K -$8K
Total 535 $5.8M $4.4M $1.4M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1010 – 1190
SAT Math Range 500 – 590
SAT RW Range 510 – 600