Hardin - Simmons University Business Programs

Located in Abilene, Texas, Hardin - Simmons University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Hardin - Simmons University?

Contact details for Hardin - Simmons are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2200 Hickory, Abilene, TX 79698-0001
Phone:	325-670-1000
Website:	www.hsutx.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/hardin.simmons.university
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/HardinSimmons

How Do I Get Into Hardin - Simmons?

You can apply to Hardin - Simmons online at: https://www.hsutx.edu/admissions/apply-to-hsu/

Admission Requirements for Hardin - Simmons

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Hardin - Simmons?

Since Hardin - Simmons has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 52% 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 480 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 570.

Hardin - Simmons received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Hardin - Simmons University?

The overall average net price of Hardin - Simmons is $27,634. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hardin - Simmons, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,505 a year. That adds up to $30,020 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Hardin - Simmons is 6.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Hardin - Simmons University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,618 undergraduate students at Hardin - Simmons, with 1,522 being full-time and 96 being part-time.

There are also 510 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,522 full-time undergraduates at Hardin - Simmons, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hardin - Simmons University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	189
Hispanic or Latino	358
White	832
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	86

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Hardin - Simmons University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Hardin - Simmons. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Malaysia, China, and India.

Online Learning at Hardin - Simmons University

In 2019-2020, 1,394 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hardin - Simmons has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 40th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Hardin - Simmons

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Hardin - Simmons University was $31,364 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Hardin - Simmons is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Management Science	#39	#30

Online Growth Rankings of Hardin - Simmons

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Hardin - Simmons University was 2,803.4%. This is the #39 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Hardin - Simmons regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Hardin - Simmons ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Hardin - Simmons.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#1
Management Science	#1
General Business Administration and Management	#16
Business Administration & Management	#19

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Hardin - Simmons University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	44	24	0	68
Management Science	8	10	0	18
Accounting	14	0	0	14
Finance	10	0	0	10
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	9	0	0	9
Organizational Leadership	0	0	4	4
General Economics	4	0	0	4
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	1	0	0	1
Banking and Financial Support Services	1	0	0	1
General Management Information Systems	1	0	0	1
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	92	34	4	130

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.