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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Location Brownwood, TX
Population 40,000
Website https://www.hputx.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (89%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 697
Men / Women 53% / 47%
From State 99%
From Region 1%
Athletes 52.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 50%
Hispanic 28%
Black 10%
Mixed 5%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
International 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 59.2% 59.2% 2012 Men: 58.5% 58.5% 2013 Men: 98.6% 98.6% 2014 Men: 53.3% 53.3% 2015 Men: 60.5% 60.5% 2016 Men: 60.0% 60.0% 2017 Men: 59.3% 59.3% 2018 Men: 64.6% 64.6% 2019 Men: 57.8% 57.8% 2020 Men: 62.0% 62.0% 2021 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2022 Men: 59.7% 59.7% 2023 Men: 54.5% 54.5% 2024 Men: 59.7% 59.7%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 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: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Black: 10.3% 10.3% 2012 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2013 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2014 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2015 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2016 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2017 Black: 12.1% 12.1% 2018 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2019 Black: 13.0% 13.0% 2020 Black: 13.9% 13.9% 2021 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2022 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2023 Black: 14.9% 14.9% 2024 Black: 18.9% 18.9% 2011 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2012 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2013 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5% 2014 Hispanic: 11.2% 11.2% 2015 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2% 2016 Hispanic: 18.9% 18.9% 2017 Hispanic: 12.9% 12.9% 2018 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2% 2019 Hispanic: 23.2% 23.2% 2020 Hispanic: 23.7% 23.7% 2021 Hispanic: 22.5% 22.5% 2022 Hispanic: 18.3% 18.3% 2023 Hispanic: 21.6% 21.6% 2024 Hispanic: 25.9% 25.9% 2011 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2012 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2013 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2014 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2015 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2016 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2017 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2018 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2019 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2020 White: 54.9% 54.9% 2021 White: 58.2% 58.2% 2022 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2023 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2024 White: 46.9% 46.9% 2011 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2021 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2022 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2023 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2024 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2025 Black: 10.3% 10.3% 2020 Hispanic: 25.3% 25.3% 2021 Hispanic: 26.8% 26.8% 2022 Hispanic: 26.9% 26.9% 2023 Hispanic: 26.4% 26.4% 2024 Hispanic: 26.0% 26.0% 2025 Hispanic: 28.3% 28.3% 2020 White: 52.9% 52.9% 2021 White: 53.5% 53.5% 2022 White: 53.5% 53.5% 2023 White: 52.9% 52.9% 2024 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2025 White: 49.8% 49.8% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 International: 0.3% 0.3%

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
Howard Payne University 151 44% / 56% 0% $55,229 44 96%
Engineering Mechanics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $83,875 89 —
Computer Science 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $83,785 89 —
Computer Software Engineering — — — — $82,524 88 —
Chemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Mathematics — — — — $63,557 65 —
Biology — — — — $55,364 45 —
Biomedical Sciences 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,729 46 —
Fitness Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,486 33 94%
Health Sciences 15 — 27% / 73% 0% $55,310 44 —
Kinesiology 15 — 80% / 20% 0% $51,486 33 94%
Nursing 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $86,941 91 —
Business Administration 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $60,370 58 95%
Finance 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,179 77 —
Management Information Systems — — — — $69,105 75 —
Marketing 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $57,873 52 —
American Government — — — — $55,488 45 —
Bible/Biblical Studies — +1 — — $50,200 29 —
Biblical Languages 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Christian Studies 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,862 22 —
Communication 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,651 27 —
Divinity/Ministry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,838 28 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,875 18 —
General Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $47,994 23 —
History 5 — 60% / 40% 0% — — —
International Relations 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,619 45 —
Lay Ministry 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Missions/Missionary Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Psychology 13 +1 15% / 85% 0% $45,834 17 100%
Social Work 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,215 23 —
Theology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,987 28 —
Youth Ministry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,276 29 —
Elementary Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,755 10 94%
History Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,737 17 96%
Middle School Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,755 10 94%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $45,737 17 96%
Social Studies Teacher Education — — — — $45,737 17 —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education — — — — $45,737 17 96%
Music Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,737 17 —
Theatre 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,599 10 —
Criminology 12 +1 50% / 50% 0% $52,829 37 —
Pre-Law 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,426 39 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,291
ROI Percentile 44th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 52%
4-Year Graduation Rate 21%
6-Year Graduation Rate 28%
Transfer-Out Rate 49%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 45.9% 45.9% 2012 Graduated: 43.4% 43.4% 2013 Graduated: 42.0% 42.0% 2014 Graduated: 44.7% 44.7% 2015 Graduated: 47.4% 47.4% 2016 Graduated: 41.2% 41.2% 2017 Graduated: 41.4% 41.4% 2018 Graduated: 44.0% 44.0% 2019 Graduated: 35.2% 35.2% 2020 Graduated: 40.0% 40.0% 2021 Graduated: 35.0% 35.0% 2022 Graduated: 32.1% 32.1% 2023 Graduated: 31.1% 31.1% 2024 Graduated: 28.0% 28.0%

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: 39.3% 39.3% 2012 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2013 Men: 32.2% 32.2% 2014 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2015 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2016 Men: 32.0% 32.0% 2017 Men: 34.9% 34.9% 2018 Men: 35.7% 35.7% 2019 Men: 28.4% 28.4% 2020 Men: 30.0% 30.0% 2021 Men: 27.2% 27.2% 2022 Men: 24.5% 24.5% 2023 Men: 26.0% 26.0% 2024 Men: 19.2% 19.2% 2011 Women: 52.1% 52.1% 2012 Women: 59.2% 59.2% 2013 Women: 56.3% 56.3% 2014 Women: 54.7% 54.7% 2015 Women: 59.5% 59.5% 2016 Women: 51.7% 51.7% 2017 Women: 50.9% 50.9% 2018 Women: 55.8% 55.8% 2019 Women: 45.8% 45.8% 2020 Women: 51.9% 51.9% 2021 Women: 46.8% 46.8% 2022 Women: 43.0% 43.0% 2023 Women: 38.9% 38.9% 2024 Women: 43.7% 43.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 13.8% 13.8% 2012 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2013 Black: 10.5% 10.5% 2014 Black: 15.2% 15.2% 2015 Black: 18.8% 18.8% 2016 Black: 20.7% 20.7% 2017 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2018 Black: 26.8% 26.8% 2019 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2020 Black: 24.4% 24.4% 2021 Black: 16.1% 16.1% 2022 Black: 23.9% 23.9% 2023 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2011 Hispanic: 39.4% 39.4% 2012 Hispanic: 39.4% 39.4% 2013 Hispanic: 28.1% 28.1% 2014 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2% 2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2017 Hispanic: 36.1% 36.1% 2018 Hispanic: 32.0% 32.0% 2019 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7% 2021 Hispanic: 34.9% 34.9% 2022 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Hispanic: 42.3% 42.3% 2024 Hispanic: 31.7% 31.7% 2011 White: 51.5% 51.5% 2012 White: 45.8% 45.8% 2013 White: 49.1% 49.1% 2014 White: 48.6% 48.6% 2015 White: 56.3% 56.3% 2016 White: 43.8% 43.8% 2017 White: 47.7% 47.7% 2018 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2019 White: 39.3% 39.3% 2020 White: 47.5% 47.5% 2021 White: 39.3% 39.3% 2022 White: 38.9% 38.9% 2023 White: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 White: 36.8% 36.8%

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 27.2% 41 39% / 61% 0% $47,832 22 100%
Health Sciences 26.5% 40 45% / 55% 0% $60,897 59 94%
Business & Economics 13.9% 21 62% / 38% 0% $60,844 59 95%
Education 13.2% 20 25% / 75% 0% $43,746 13 95%
Professional 10.6% 16 38% / 62% 0% $52,978 37 —
Computer Science 2.6% 4 100% / 0% 0% $83,785 89 —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.6% 4 50% / 50% 0% $55,729 46 —
Arts 1.3% 2 50% / 50% 0% $43,668 13 —
Engineering 1.3% 2 100% / 0% 0% $83,875 89 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 1 0% / 100% 0% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 59%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 59% 59% 59%

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: 69.4% 69.4% 2012 Acceptance: 50.3% 50.3% 2013 Acceptance: 53.8% 53.8% 2014 Acceptance: 82.1% 82.1% 2015 Acceptance: 85.3% 85.3% 2016 Acceptance: 87.7% 87.7% 2017 Acceptance: 59.2% 59.2% 2018 Acceptance: 57.9% 57.9% 2019 Acceptance: 53.9% 53.9% 2020 Acceptance: 48.5% 48.5% 2021 Acceptance: 59.3% 59.3% 2022 Acceptance: 62.3% 62.3% 2023 Acceptance: 67.7% 67.7% 2024 Acceptance: 67.4% 67.4% 2011 Yield: 41.8% 41.8% 2012 Yield: 38.3% 38.3% 2013 Yield: 40.7% 40.7% 2014 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2015 Yield: 34.5% 34.5% 2016 Yield: 39.5% 39.5% 2017 Yield: 30.6% 30.6% 2018 Yield: 28.8% 28.8% 2019 Yield: 24.4% 24.4% 2020 Yield: 26.8% 26.8% 2021 Yield: 29.2% 29.2% 2022 Yield: 28.1% 28.1% 2023 Yield: 24.3% 24.3% 2024 Yield: 27.0% 27.0%

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: 971 971 2012 Applicants: 1,554 1,554 2013 Applicants: 1,585 1,585 2014 Applicants: 1,057 1,057 2015 Applicants: 956 956 2016 Applicants: 953 953 2017 Applicants: 1,396 1,396 2018 Applicants: 1,576 1,576 2019 Applicants: 1,896 1,896 2020 Applicants: 1,638 1,638 2021 Applicants: 1,333 1,333 2022 Applicants: 1,233 1,233 2023 Applicants: 1,269 1,269 2024 Applicants: 1,189 1,189 2011 Admitted: 674 674 2012 Admitted: 781 781 2013 Admitted: 853 853 2014 Admitted: 868 868 2015 Admitted: 815 815 2016 Admitted: 836 836 2017 Admitted: 826 826 2018 Admitted: 913 913 2019 Admitted: 1,021 1,021 2020 Admitted: 795 795 2021 Admitted: 790 790 2022 Admitted: 768 768 2023 Admitted: 859 859 2024 Admitted: 801 801 2011 Enrolled: 282 282 2012 Enrolled: 299 299 2013 Enrolled: 347 347 2014 Enrolled: 302 302 2015 Enrolled: 281 281 2016 Enrolled: 330 330 2017 Enrolled: 253 253 2018 Enrolled: 263 263 2019 Enrolled: 249 249 2020 Enrolled: 213 213 2021 Enrolled: 231 231 2022 Enrolled: 216 216 2023 Enrolled: 209 209 2024 Enrolled: 216 216

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 58%
SAT Range 880 – 1160
SAT Math Range 440 – 550
SAT RW Range 440 – 610

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 880 880 2012 25th: 850 850 2013 25th: 860 860 2014 25th: 860 860 2015 25th: 850 850 2016 25th: 850 850 2017 25th: 930 930 2018 25th: 950 950 2019 25th: 940 940 2022 25th: 920 920 2023 25th: 880 880 2024 25th: 880 880 2011 75th: 1100 1100 2012 75th: 1070 1070 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1070 1070 2015 75th: 1070 1070 2016 75th: 1050 1050 2017 75th: 1100 1100 2018 75th: 1100 1100 2019 75th: 1110 1110 2022 75th: 1130 1130 2023 75th: 1100 1100 2024 75th: 1160 1160

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 430 430 2024 25th: 440 440 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 540 540 2022 75th: 550 550 2023 75th: 530 530 2024 75th: 550 550

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: 430 430 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 450 450 2024 25th: 440 440 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 580 580 2023 75th: 570 570 2024 75th: 610 610

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: 99.0% 99.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 42.0% 42.0% 2023 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0% 2024 Submitted: 58.0% 58.0%

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.