Hardin-Simmons University (HSU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Abilene, TX.
It offers 12 graduate programs - 9 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,110.
A total of 374 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,665 students at HSU. HSU offers online graduate programs and 122 out of 374 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find HSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $15,110. It offers twelve (12) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Hardin-Simmons University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2200 Hickory, Abilene, TX |
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| Graduate School Students | 372 students
122 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $15,110 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 12 Graduate Programs
9 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Hardin-Simmons University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Hardin-Simmons University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $15,110 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $795.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $14,310 |
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| Fees | $800 |
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| Cost per Credit | $795 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,226 |
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| Room & Board | $11,500 (On-Campus) / $11,500 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,450 (On-Campus) / $3,450 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $31,286 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,286 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $14,320 | $14,870 | $15,074 | $15,074 | $15,110 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Hardin-Simmons University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 12 major areas - 9 Master's (5 online programs), 2 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's. 80 students have been conferred Master's degree and 41 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 80 | 41 | 9 | - |
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| Men | 19 | 11 | 4 | - |
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| Women | 61 | 30 | 5 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
HSU graduate schools have a total of 372 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 125 male and 247 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 290 full-time and 82 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 122 students enrolled through online exclusively and 37 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 230 White, 29 Black, and 24 Asian students are attending at Hardin-Simmons University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
16 grad students are younger than 22 and 39 students are older than 65. It has 292 students aged between 22 and 30 and 27 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 372 |
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| Men | 125 |
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| Women | 247 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 372 |
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| Full-time Students | 290 |
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| Part-time Students | 82 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 372 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 2 |
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| Asian | 24 |
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| Black | 29 |
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| Hispanic | 71 |
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| White | 230 |
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| Two or more races | 9 |
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| Un-Known | 3 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 372 |
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| 21 & Under | 16 |
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| 22-24 | 203 |
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| 25-29 | 89 |
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| 30-34 | 14 |
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| 35-39 | 13 |
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| 40 & Over | 39 |
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Online Population
At Hardin-Simmons University graduate schools, 122 students enrolled online exclusively and 37 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 374 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 122 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 37 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 215 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 122 |
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| Texas Resident | 93 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 29 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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