University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, Texas · Also known as UMHB|MHB|Mary Hardin-Baylor · Website
$56,132
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,132
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Belton, Texas with 2,759 undergraduates and 518 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $26,106 a year (tuition and fees $32,020). It admits 96% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,132 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,106
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$32,020
US median $11,837
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,132
Rank 1,019 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
- $26,106
- Tuition and fees
- $32,020
- Cost of attendance
- $46,874
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,089
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,064
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,607
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,343
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,166
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 $26,100 in 2015-16 to $32,020 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
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1,099
- SAT reading, middle
- 540
- SAT math, middle
- 525
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 2,759
- Graduate students
- 518
- Part-time students
- 5.0%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 62%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 63
- Endowment
- $123.4M
- 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 1,019 of 5,094 US colleges and 51 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,106 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $32,020 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 62% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,368 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,132 | $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. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 152 | $27,000 | $76,167 | $88,815 | $88,910 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $26,000 | $33,805 | $42,301 | $50,523 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 37 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $27,000 | $51,203 | $65,603 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $25,000 | $30,674 | $52,245 | $54,562 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $22,910 | $36,637 | $59,307 | $57,214 |
| Information Science/StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,705 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,000 | $52,133 | $52,923 | $51,389 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $28,143 | $42,522 | $50,346 | $53,072 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 30 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $25,192 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,911 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | $40,933 | $64,581 | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $26,375 | $50,657 | $50,730 | $47,382 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 22 | $29,000 | Withheld | $57,655 | $62,033 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 22 | $53,800 | $47,322 | $55,945 | $59,571 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 21 | $31,000 | $68,816 | $88,982 | $103,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $23,500 | $59,814 | $78,344 | $76,194 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 18 | $30,150 | $53,738 | $56,653 | $71,685 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,250 | $29,023 | $53,746 | $66,697 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $21,500 | $34,282 | $49,545 | $56,359 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,000 | Withheld | $49,816 | $51,790 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $53,751 | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | $63,830 | Withheld | $89,359 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,900 | $55,378 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Belton and Texas on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does University of Mary Hardin-Baylor cost?
$26,106 a year is the average net price at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $32,020, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $46,874. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,089 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor?
96% of applicants are admitted to University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,099 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do University of Mary Hardin-Baylor graduates earn?
$56,132 a year is the median pay of former University of Mary Hardin-Baylor students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,368 after 6 years). That ranks 1,019 of 5,094 US colleges and 51 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $112,625.
How much student debt do University of Mary Hardin-Baylor graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Mary Hardin-Baylor graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 61% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor?
49% of first-time, full-time students at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor finish within 6 years. 62% 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 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (152 bachelor's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (52 bachelor's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (37 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 63 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.