Howard Payne University · Admissions

Brownwood, TX · Town · Private · Baccalaureate college · the Yellow Jackets · Website ↗

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.

68%

Admitted

of 1,269 applicants

66th

Selectivity percentile

among Division III schools

880–1100

SAT middle 50%

18–25

ACT middle 50%

Optional

Test scores

31%

Graduate in 6 yrs

Where your scores would fall

The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.

SAT 880 – 1100 Your SAT

SAT reading 450 – 570

SAT math 430 – 530

ACT 18 – 25 Your ACT

Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.

Selectivity in context

More selective than66%

Graduation rate31%

Applicants1,269
Admitted863 68%
Undergraduates768
Women46%
Graduate within 6 years31%

For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.

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