Howard Payne University Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Remote town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
713 students
Smaller than 72% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 47.3%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassBaccalaureate college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Cisco47.3 mi
- Ranger54.1 mi
- Stephenville56.8 mi
- Abilene66.5 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Howard Payne University, the largest reported group is White (49.5%), followed by Hispanic (29.6%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 0% |
| Black | 9.7% | 1.9% |
| Hispanic | 29.6% | 5.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 49.5% | 92.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 0.3% | 0% |
| Unknown | 4.8% | 0% |
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- 67.4%Howard Payne University admitted 790 of 1,333 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 27.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 217 of 790.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $26,563average net price after grants for aided students, against $36,560 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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