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Hardin - Simmons is ranked #1,968 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Hardin - Simmons also holds the #105 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
Hardin - Simmons University has an acceptance rate of 88%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Hardin - Simmons.
About 34% of students accepted to Hardin - Simmons submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 608. Math scores were between 510 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio at Hardin - Simmons University is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hardin - Simmons University is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Hardin - Simmons University is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Hardin - Simmons for first-time, full-time students is 43%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,618 undergraduates at Hardin - Simmons with 1,522 being full-time and 96 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,301 | $18,307 | $19,074 | $23,080 | $28,070 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hardin - Simmons, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hardin - Simmons, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,259 a year. That adds up to $29,036 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Hardin - Simmons are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2200 Hickory, Abilene, TX 79698-0001 |
| Phone: | 325-670-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.hsutx.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 70 | $35,582 |
| Health & Physical Education | 67 | $30,789 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 49 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 41 | NA |
| General Psychology | 29 | $31,503 |
| Nursing | 24 | NA |
| General Biology | 23 | $30,520 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 22 | $48,334 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 20 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 | $44,023 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,183 students took at least one online class at Hardin - Simmons University. This is an increase from the 1,171 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,183 | 179 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,171 | 185 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,394 | 259 |
| 2018-2019 | 536 | 112 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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