Hardin-Simmons University Student Population

How many students at HSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hardin-Simmons University has a total enrollment of 1,665 students, including 1,291 undergraduate and 374 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 772 male students (46.4%) and 893 female students (53.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 943 White students (56.6%) and 397 Hispanic students (23.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,291 undergraduate students (77.5%) and 374 graduate students (22.5%).
• Class Delivery: 148 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 729 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - HSU's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 772 male (46.37%) and 893 female (53.63%) students are attending Hardin-Simmons University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 86.45.

By class level, 1,291 (77.54%) are undergraduate students and 374 (22.46%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 50.43% are male and 49.57% are female, while among graduate students, 32.35% are male and 67.65% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 943 White, 156 Black, and 40 Asian students out of a total of 1,665 are attending at Hardin-Simmons University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hardin-Simmons University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, HSU has 13 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,455 students under 25 years old, and 210 students over 25 years old out of 1,665 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 13 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. HSU has 1,236 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 55 students aged 25 and over.

It has 219 graduate students aged under 25 and 155 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Hardin-Simmons University, 148 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 729 students are enrolled in some online courses.

114 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 34 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,291 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 66 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.11%.65 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.