Howard Payne University
Howard Payne University admitted 67% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 880–1160 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $26,563 a year. Within six years, 34% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 67%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 880–1160
- ACT middle 50%
- 16–27
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $49,166 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $26,563 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $22,907 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $36,560 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 34%
- Students who return for a second year
- 52%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $49,434 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,125
Students
- Undergraduates
- 713
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 47%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 17%
- Education
- 14%
- Business, management and marketing
- 14%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 11%
- Social sciences
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Southwest Baptist University MO · 68% admitted
- Bluffton University OH · 67% admitted
- Xavier University of Louisiana LA · 69% admitted
- Rocky Mountain College MT · 70% admitted
- Millikin University IL · 67% admitted
- Missouri Valley College MO · 69% admitted
More colleges in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- University of Houston TX · 74% admitted
- Texas State University TX · 89% admitted
- University of North Texas TX · 72% admitted
- Texas Tech University TX · 73% admitted
- The University of Texas at Arlington TX · 80% admitted
- The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.