SAT scores & admissions · updated 2026

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Hardin-Simmons University SAT scores, admissions & trends

Abilene, TexasPrivate nonprofitSAT: considered, not required

Admitted students who enrolled at Hardin-Simmons University typically score between 1010 and 1190 on the SAT (the middle 50%); the 75th percentile, 1190, is a strong target. The school admits about 90% of applicants. Reading & Writing runs 510600 and Math 500590. Data: fall 2024 entering class.

Typical SAT scores for enrolled students

Middle 50% · fall 2024 entering class

Total1010–1190
R&W510–600
Math500–590

How your score compares

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What ABOVE, WITHIN and BELOW RANGE mean
  • Above range — your score beats the 75th percentile of enrolled students (1190).
  • Within range — your score sits between 1010 and 1190.
  • Below range — your score is under the 25th percentile (1010).

Hardin-Simmons University at a glance

90%

Admit rate

−1.5 pts since 2021

1,283 undergrads

383

First-year class

−1% since 2021

12%

Yield

65%

First-year retention

$32,960

Tuition & fees

$19,555

Average net price

46%

6-yr graduation rate

$54,771

Median earnings
Where this data comes from

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (fall 2024 entering class for admit rate and the SAT ranges; retention, graduation and net price from the latest cohorts in the same release). First-year class size and yield come from the IPEDS Admissions survey for fall 2024; total undergraduates from IPEDS Fall Enrollment. Median earnings are for students who received federal aid, measured ten years after they first enrolled.

How has Hardin-Simmons University's admit rate changed?

Applications are up 58% since 2021, while the admit rate has moved from 91.5% to 90.0%.

Where this data comes from

NCES IPEDS Admissions survey (applicants, admits, enrolled first-time students) for fall 20182024; the admit rate is admits ÷ applicants for each year. Fall 2024 is not yet published by IPEDS, so the latest year shown is 2024; the Scorecard's admit rate in the tiles above (90%) is for the fall 2024 entering class. The callout compares 2021 — the last year before test-optional application volumes settled — with 2024. The chart shows 20182024; ten years are stored.

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Where this data comes from: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026 — SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students, fall 2024 entering class; total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Admissions history: NCES IPEDS Admissions and Fall Enrollment surveys. School marks are the property of their respective institutions and are used for identification only.

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