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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Churches of Christ
Location Henderson, TN
Population 40,000
Website https://www.fhu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,655 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 258 (72%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,200
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 56%
From Region 24%
Athletes 30.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 86%
Black 4%
Hispanic 2%
Mixed 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2012 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2013 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2014 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2015 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2016 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2017 Men: 45.4% 45.4% 2018 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2019 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2020 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2022 Men: 48.0% 48.0% 2023 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2024 Men: 51.2% 51.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2012 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2013 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2014 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2015 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2016 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2017 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2018 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2019 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2020 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2021 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2022 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2011 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2011 White: 91.2% 91.2% 2012 White: 92.5% 92.5% 2013 White: 89.9% 89.9% 2014 White: 90.9% 90.9% 2015 White: 88.4% 88.4% 2016 White: 88.6% 88.6% 2017 White: 88.0% 88.0% 2018 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2019 White: 88.5% 88.5% 2020 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2021 White: 88.0% 88.0% 2022 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2023 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2024 White: 88.3% 88.3% 2011 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2012 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2013 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2019 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 International: 0.6% 0.6%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2022 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2025 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2020 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Hispanic: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 White: 87.3% 87.3% 2021 White: 87.4% 87.4% 2022 White: 88.2% 88.2% 2023 White: 87.2% 87.2% 2024 White: 88.0% 88.0% 2025 White: 85.8% 85.8% 2020 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 0.1% 0.1%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 184 38% / 62% 1% $59,985 64 96%
Pre-Engineering — — — — $80,857 89 —
Artificial Intelligence — — — — $80,365 88 —
Computer Science — — — — $77,180 86 —
Computer Science 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $76,634 86 —
Cybersecurity 8 — 62% / 38% 0% $79,199 88 —
Information Technology 8 — 62% / 38% 0% — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $62,350 68 —
Mathematics 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $67,541 76 —
Biochemistry — — — — $63,747 71 —
Biology 18 — 67% / 33% 0% $66,908 76 91%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,614 65 —
Nursing 31 — 23% / 77% 0% $68,677 78 100%
Sport Management 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $61,749 67 96%
Applied Studies 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $48,176 32 97%
Communication 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $48,986 34 —
English 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,199 29 —
Family and Consumer Sciences 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,958 31 —
History 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,402 35 —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $49,182 35 —
Journalism — — — — $51,080 40 —
Political Science 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $61,774 67 —
Psychology 19 — 16% / 84% 5% $47,574 30 96%
Public Relations 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $58,561 60 —
Social Work 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $45,753 25 94%
Spanish 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,434 32 —
Health and Physical Education 22 — 59% / 41% 0% $61,749 67 96%
Criminal Justice 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,959 46 —
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation — — — — $53,113 46 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Biblical Studies 24 100% / 0% 0% $51,070 40 100%
Biblical Studies 22 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,347 41 100%
Missions 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,033 31 —
Youth Ministry — — — — $47,771 30 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 76 63% / 37% 0% $66,427 75 100%
Accounting 24 — 54% / 46% 0% $71,477 81 —
Business Administration 13 — 77% / 23% 0% $57,293 57 100%
Business Statistics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,160 81 —
Finance 11 — 55% / 45% 0% $73,546 83 —
Financial Planning and Services 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $72,711 82 —
Marketing 20 — 60% / 40% 0% $60,110 64 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 25 12% / 88% 0% $48,501 32 98%
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,422 32 98%
Elementary Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,422 32 98%
Middle School Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,422 32 98%
Secondary Education 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $48,422 32 —
Special Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $49,081 34 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts 53 30% / 70% 0% $46,179 26
Game and Interactive Media Design 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $74,063 84 —
Acting 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $37,637 9 —
Art 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,921 15 —
Graphic Design 7 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Music 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,586 19 —
Photography 21 — 43% / 57% 0% $41,675 15 —
Theatre Design and Technology 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $37,992 9 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $27,413
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 64%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5% 2012 Graduated: 54.7% 54.7% 2013 Graduated: 53.2% 53.2% 2014 Graduated: 51.6% 51.6% 2015 Graduated: 57.8% 57.8% 2016 Graduated: 57.3% 57.3% 2017 Graduated: 54.7% 54.7% 2018 Graduated: 59.8% 59.8% 2019 Graduated: 57.7% 57.7% 2020 Graduated: 65.6% 65.6% 2021 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7% 2022 Graduated: 69.8% 69.8% 2023 Graduated: 68.4% 68.4% 2024 Graduated: 70.8% 70.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2012 Men: 52.0% 52.0% 2013 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2014 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2015 Men: 58.8% 58.8% 2016 Men: 54.5% 54.5% 2017 Men: 52.3% 52.3% 2018 Men: 56.2% 56.2% 2019 Men: 58.9% 58.9% 2020 Men: 62.3% 62.3% 2021 Men: 63.3% 63.3% 2022 Men: 70.7% 70.7% 2023 Men: 67.8% 67.8% 2024 Men: 67.1% 67.1% 2011 Women: 52.2% 52.2% 2012 Women: 56.8% 56.8% 2013 Women: 54.1% 54.1% 2014 Women: 55.0% 55.0% 2015 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2016 Women: 59.3% 59.3% 2017 Women: 56.2% 56.2% 2018 Women: 62.7% 62.7% 2019 Women: 57.0% 57.0% 2020 Women: 68.3% 68.3% 2021 Women: 65.7% 65.7% 2022 Women: 69.1% 69.1% 2023 Women: 68.8% 68.8% 2024 Women: 73.9% 73.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2012 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2013 Black: 22.7% 22.7% 2014 Black: 52.4% 52.4% 2015 Black: 20.7% 20.7% 2016 Black: 31.0% 31.0% 2017 Black: 34.6% 34.6% 2018 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2019 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2020 Black: 31.8% 31.8% 2021 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2022 Black: 41.7% 41.7% 2023 Black: 35.7% 35.7% 2024 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2011 White: 53.2% 53.2% 2012 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2013 White: 55.5% 55.5% 2014 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2015 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2016 White: 59.8% 59.8% 2017 White: 55.6% 55.6% 2018 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2019 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2020 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2021 White: 66.9% 66.9% 2022 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2023 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2024 White: 73.5% 73.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.8% 97 39% / 61% 1% $50,476 39 97%
Business & Economics 23.2% 84 65% / 35% 0% $65,982 74 98%
Education 13.0% 47 34% / 66% 0% $54,702 51 97%
Arts 12.7% 46 26% / 74% 0% $41,175 14 —
Health Sciences 9.1% 33 21% / 79% 0% $68,188 77 100%
Computer Science 7.7% 28 61% / 39% 0% $76,760 86 —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.0% 18 67% / 33% 0% $66,908 76 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 7 29% / 71% 0% $65,316 73 —
Professional 0.6% 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,959 46 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 24 #173 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 24 #357 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (Unbound) 36%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 99.2% 99.2% 2012 Acceptance: 43.7% 43.7% 2013 Acceptance: 92.0% 92.0% 2014 Acceptance: 93.4% 93.4% 2015 Acceptance: 91.8% 91.8% 2016 Acceptance: 96.3% 96.3% 2017 Acceptance: 95.3% 95.3% 2018 Acceptance: 93.2% 93.2% 2019 Acceptance: 88.5% 88.5% 2020 Acceptance: 80.9% 80.9% 2021 Acceptance: 87.9% 87.9% 2022 Acceptance: 91.2% 91.2% 2023 Acceptance: 90.6% 90.6% 2024 Acceptance: 59.7% 59.7% 2011 Yield: 36.1% 36.1% 2012 Yield: 72.8% 72.8% 2013 Yield: 37.1% 37.1% 2014 Yield: 35.3% 35.3% 2015 Yield: 32.6% 32.6% 2016 Yield: 42.7% 42.7% 2017 Yield: 36.0% 36.0% 2018 Yield: 38.3% 38.3% 2019 Yield: 39.2% 39.2% 2020 Yield: 30.8% 30.8% 2021 Yield: 36.8% 36.8% 2022 Yield: 34.0% 34.0% 2023 Yield: 27.6% 27.6% 2024 Yield: 36.4% 36.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,082 1,082 2012 Applicants: 1,010 1,010 2013 Applicants: 1,042 1,042 2014 Applicants: 1,044 1,044 2015 Applicants: 981 981 2016 Applicants: 791 791 2017 Applicants: 919 919 2018 Applicants: 863 863 2019 Applicants: 944 944 2020 Applicants: 1,405 1,405 2021 Applicants: 1,147 1,147 2022 Applicants: 1,067 1,067 2023 Applicants: 1,077 1,077 2024 Applicants: 1,302 1,302 2011 Admitted: 1,073 1,073 2012 Admitted: 441 441 2013 Admitted: 959 959 2014 Admitted: 975 975 2015 Admitted: 901 901 2016 Admitted: 762 762 2017 Admitted: 876 876 2018 Admitted: 804 804 2019 Admitted: 835 835 2020 Admitted: 1,136 1,136 2021 Admitted: 1,008 1,008 2022 Admitted: 973 973 2023 Admitted: 976 976 2024 Admitted: 777 777 2011 Enrolled: 387 387 2012 Enrolled: 321 321 2013 Enrolled: 356 356 2014 Enrolled: 344 344 2015 Enrolled: 294 294 2016 Enrolled: 325 325 2017 Enrolled: 315 315 2018 Enrolled: 308 308 2019 Enrolled: 327 327 2020 Enrolled: 350 350 2021 Enrolled: 371 371 2022 Enrolled: 331 331 2023 Enrolled: 269 269 2024 Enrolled: 283 283

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 950 – 1080
SAT Math Range 470 – 530
SAT RW Range 480 – 540

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 970 970 2012 25th: 930 930 2013 25th: 950 950 2014 25th: 940 940 2015 25th: 980 980 2016 25th: 915 915 2017 25th: 970 970 2018 25th: 1010 1010 2019 25th: 1030 1030 2020 25th: 1010 1010 2021 25th: 985 985 2022 25th: 1040 1040 2023 25th: 934 934 2024 25th: 952 952 2011 75th: 1220 1220 2012 75th: 1190 1190 2013 75th: 1170 1170 2014 75th: 1200 1200 2015 75th: 1165 1165 2016 75th: 1076 1076 2017 75th: 1170 1170 2018 75th: 1300 1300 2019 75th: 1230 1230 2020 75th: 1270 1270 2021 75th: 1195 1195 2022 75th: 1240 1240 2023 75th: 1084 1084 2024 75th: 1087 1087

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 435 435 2017 25th: 475 475 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 485 485 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 510 510 2023 25th: 467 467 2024 25th: 471 471 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 590 590 2015 75th: 580 580 2016 75th: 518 518 2017 75th: 585 585 2018 75th: 610 610 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 620 620 2021 75th: 585 585 2022 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 542 542 2024 75th: 538 538

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 480 480 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 480 480 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 500 500 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 495 495 2018 25th: 530 530 2019 25th: 520 520 2020 25th: 525 525 2021 25th: 485 485 2022 25th: 530 530 2023 25th: 467 467 2024 25th: 481 481 2011 75th: 620 620 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 600 600 2014 75th: 610 610 2015 75th: 585 585 2016 75th: 558 558 2017 75th: 585 585 2018 75th: 690 690 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 650 650 2021 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 542 542 2024 75th: 549 549

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0% 2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.