Hardin-Simmons University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Hardin-Simmons University is a private doctoral/professional university in Abilene, TX (city setting), with 1,283 undergraduates (55% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 97% of 2,452 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 968–1190 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $46,682 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $21,321 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 50% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, biological sciences. The campus reported 1.6 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Hardin-Simmons University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $31,686
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Hardin-Simmons University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Hardin-Simmons University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Southwest Conference | 29 | — | 2 | $262k | $9,043 | — | |
| Baseball | American Southwest Conference | 50 | — | 1 | $282k | $5,647 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | American Southwest Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $254k | $12,072 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | American Southwest Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $246k | $10,703 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Southwest Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $46k | $4,144 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Southwest Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $47k | $6,684 | — | |
| Football | American Southwest Conference | 212 | — | 1 | $1.3M | $6,021 | — | |
| Men's Golf | American Southwest Conference | 13 | — | 2 | $120k | $9,216 | — | |
| Women's Golf | American Southwest Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $111k | $12,367 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | American Southwest Conference | 43 | — | 1 | $235k | $5,465 | — | |
| Softball | American Southwest Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $209k | $8,370 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | American Southwest Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $77k | $5,491 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | American Southwest Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $58k | $3,635 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | American Southwest Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $55k | $1,780 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Southwest Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $53k | $1,883 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Southwest Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $187k | $9,341 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.