unitid 225247 · Abilene, TX · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Hardin-Simmons University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,906
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
90%
81st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,283
60th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
40%
undergrads on Pell grants
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
46%
finish within 150% time
30th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$45,904
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$19,555
after aid, aided students
34th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$54,771
after entry, Title IV students
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$24,711
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $13,822 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k24%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $53,330
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $32,960
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 40 | $55,802 | $26,850 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 39 | — | $24,290 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 36 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 30 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 26 | — | $26,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 24 | $40,256 | $26,695 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 19 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 18 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 16 | $54,297 | $27,709 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 16 | $50,755 | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | 14 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 14 | $79,214 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.