Howard Payne 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.
Howard Payne University is a private baccalaureate college in Brownwood, TX (town setting), with 768 undergraduates (46% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 68% of 1,269 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 880–1100 on the SAT and 18–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $47,978 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $25,768 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 31% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 0.41 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter 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 Howard Payne University ranks
2 top-ten finishes 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
- Town
- Type
- Private · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 31%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $33,402
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Howard Payne 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.
Howard Payne University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Southwest Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $147k | $4,750 | — | |
| Baseball | American Southwest Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $183k | $4,356 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | American Southwest Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $178k | $7,424 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | American Southwest Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $148k | $7,774 | — | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | American Southwest Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | American Southwest Conference | 135 | — | 1 | $779k | $5,767 | — | |
| Men's Golf | American Southwest Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $58k | $4,447 | — | |
| Women's Golf | American Southwest Conference | 4 | — | 1 | $18k | $4,447 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | American Southwest Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $107k | $4,441 | — | |
| Softball | American Southwest Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $109k | $4,958 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | American Southwest Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $69k | $7,700 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | American Southwest Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $46k | $7,700 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Southwest Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $139k | $6,955 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.