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# Hardin-Simmons University

Small private university in Abilene, Texas, focused on business and professional programs with open admissions.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 32.476434, -99.73564

### Summary

Small private university in Abilene, Texas, focused on business and professional programs with open admissions.

### Description

Hardin-Simmons University is a private 4-year institution in Abilene, Texas, serving approximately 1,655 students. The university emphasizes professional education, with business, management, marketing, and related support services as its primary undergraduate focus. With an acceptance rate of 96.5%, admissions are open to prospective students.

Tuition is $31,920 annually, with total cost of attendance at $43,420 including room and board. The student body is small and primarily drawn from the surrounding region, reflecting the institution's role as a local educational hub.

The university's economic mobility profile is classified as higher access with medium earnings outcomes. Students who thrive here value small-scale instruction and professional preparation in business fields. For more information, visit the official website at https://www.hsutx.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 225,247
- **State**: TX
- **City**: Abilene
- **Address**: 2200 Hickory
- **Zip Code**: 79698
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: https://www.hsutx.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: City
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $31,920
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $31,920
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $43,420
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $43,420
- **Room and Board**: $11,500
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 1,655
- **Acceptance Rate**: 96.5%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 600
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 590
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 24
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $222,008,195
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Small
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Higher Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services