Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, Texas · Also known as HSU, Hardin-Simmons · Website
$54,771
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,771
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hardin-Simmons University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Abilene, Texas with 1,283 undergraduates and 374 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,555 a year (tuition and fees $32,960). It admits 90% of applicants and 46% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,771 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,711 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,555
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$32,960
US median $11,837
Admission rate
90%
US median 78%
Completion rate
46%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,711
About $262 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,771
Rank 1,122 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,555
- Tuition and fees
- $32,960
- Cost of attendance
- $45,904
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 82%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,822
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,190
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,248
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,182
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,639
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $24,500 in 2015-16 to $32,960 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1,108
- SAT reading, middle
- 540
- SAT math, middle
- 530
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 1,283
- Graduate students
- 374
- Part-time students
- 5.1%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 46%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 77
- Endowment
- $222.0M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,122 of 5,094 US colleges and 57 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,555 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $32,960 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 90% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 46% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,711 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,392 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,771 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
77 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $25,000 | $30,789 | $50,560 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $22,931 | $35,582 | $48,112 | $68,257 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 30 | $134,960 | $113,805 | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $26,500 | $30,520 | $52,005 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,600 | $31,503 | $47,423 | $50,706 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | $41,857 | Withheld | $59,571 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | $66,808 | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $25,312 | $48,334 | $51,722 | $51,389 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | $22,459 | $45,705 | $63,632 | $62,033 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $90,276 | $88,910 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $72,425 | $83,343 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,928 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | $44,023 | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $113,566 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $25,625 | $39,445 | $49,389 | $55,378 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Hardin-Simmons University cost?
$19,555 a year is the average net price at Hardin-Simmons University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $32,960, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $45,904. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,822 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hardin-Simmons University?
90% of applicants are admitted to Hardin-Simmons University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,108 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Hardin-Simmons University graduates earn?
$54,771 a year is the median pay of former Hardin-Simmons University students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,392 after 6 years). That ranks 1,122 of 5,094 US colleges and 57 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $113,805.
How much student debt do Hardin-Simmons University graduates have?
$24,711 is the median federal student loan debt of Hardin-Simmons University graduates, about $262 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 82% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hardin-Simmons University?
46% of first-time, full-time students at Hardin-Simmons University finish within 6 years. 65% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Hardin-Simmons University?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (40 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (39 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (36 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 77 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.