Freed-Hardeman University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Churches of Christ
Population 40,000

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 331 (27.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 184 38% 86% 1% 5% 0% 1% $62,957 19 -0.59 62 93%
Pre-Engineering — — — — — — — — $88,219 17 -0.79 90 — — — — —
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $80,220 2 -2.01 85 — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $74,582 3 -1.47 80 — — — — —
Computer Science 5 — 60% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $75,887 3 -1.44 81 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 8 — 62% 75% 12% 0% 0% 0% $79,838 21 -0.73 84 — — — — —
Information Technology 8 — 62% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $75,217 10 -1.12 80 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,945 28 -0.45 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,720 17 -0.82 63 — — — — —
Biochemistry — — — — — — — — $70,633 47 -0.08 75 — — — — —
Biology 18 — 67% 83% 6% 6% 0% 0% $64,605 41 -0.21 65 91% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,448 30 -0.47 52 — — — — —
Nursing 31 — 23% 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,399 1 -1.78 79 98% — — — —
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation — — — — — — — — $78,231 31 -0.57 83 — — — — —
Sport Management 8 — 88% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $68,564 80 +0.77 72 93% — — — —
Applied Studies 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,046 8 -0.98 21 97% — — — —
English 9 — 0% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,908 29 -0.55 23 — — — — —
History 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,524 24 -0.63 30 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $50,885 20 -0.62 31 — — — — —
Spanish 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,771 24 -0.65 31 — — — — —
Communication 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,519 17 -0.87 36 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,426 24 -0.45 27 — — — — —
Journalism — — — — — — — — $54,157 17 -0.91 40 — — — — —
Political Science 6 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,307 15 -0.95 54 — — — — —
Psychology 19 — 16% 79% 0% 16% 0% 5% $50,452 24 -0.70 30 90% — — — —
Public Relations 10 — 30% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,726 8 -1.27 50 — — — — —
Social Work 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,250 14 -0.71 22 87% — — — —
Health and Physical Education 22 — 59% 82% 0% 14% 0% 0% $68,564 95 +1.34 72 93% — — — —
Criminal Justice 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,407 50 -0.07 54 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Biblical Studies 24 100% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,091 1 -0.21 26 100% 6.9%
Biblical Studies 22 — 100% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,060 38 -0.22 26 100% 6.9% — — —
Missions 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,435 41 -0.17 27 — — — — —
Youth Ministry — — — — — — — — $48,583 37 -0.28 25 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 76 63% 84% 1% 1% 3% 0% $76,549 63 -0.47 82 94%
Accounting 24 — 54% 79% 4% 0% 4% 0% $89,171 61 +0.14 91 — — — — —
Business Administration 13 — 77% 85% 0% 8% 0% 0% $55,748 3 -1.14 44 100% — — — —
Business Statistics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,181 34 -0.47 88 — — — — —
Finance 11 — 55% 73% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,893 26 -0.56 87 — — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,777 26 -0.56 87 — — — — —
Marketing 20 — 60% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $68,736 21 -0.69 72 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 25 12% 96% 0% 4% 0% 0% $50,797 1 -0.41 31 94%
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,660 39 -0.24 30 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,660 39 -0.24 30 94% — — — —
Middle School Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,660 27 -0.52 30 94% — — — —
Secondary Education 8 — 25% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $50,660 27 -0.52 30 94% — — — —
Special Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,806 30 -0.62 34 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 53 30% 91% 0% 6% 0% 0% $46,857 1 -0.63 21
Game and Interactive Media Design 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,516 32 -0.66 69 — — — — —
Acting 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,555 46 -0.07 12 — — — — —
Art 8 — 0% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,777 33 -0.43 13 — — — — —
Graphic Design 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,081 13 -1.01 21 — — — — —
Music 3 — 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $44,627 41 -0.23 16 — — — — —
Photography 21 — 43% 95% 0% 5% 0% 0% $43,543 11 -0.82 14 — — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,510 46 -0.07 12 — — — — —

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%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.2% 84 65% 83% 1% 2% 2% 0% $75,789 42 -0.35 81 94% —
Social Sciences 14.4% 52 21% 87% 0% 6% 0% 2% $52,482 20 -0.83 35 90% —
Education 13.0% 47 34% 89% 0% 9% 0% 0% $59,114 81 +0.41 53 94% —
Arts 12.7% 46 26% 89% 0% 7% 0% 0% $43,866 16 -0.63 15 — —
Humanities 12.4% 45 60% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,795 14 -0.44 26 99% 6.9%
Health Sciences 9.1% 33 21% 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,432 33 -1.70 78 98% —
Computer Science 7.7% 28 61% 82% 4% 7% 0% 0% $74,482 4 -0.95 79 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.0% 18 67% 83% 6% 6% 0% 0% $64,605 34 -0.21 65 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 7 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,102 13 -0.66 66 — —
Professional 0.6% 2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,407 24 -0.07 54 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 24 #172 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 24 #356 — —

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.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 65 $1.3M $1.2M $38K
Track & Field (combined) 52 $517K $507K $10K
Soccer 43 $788K $782K $6K
Basketball 22 $654K $641K $13K
Golf 12 $307K $267K $40K
Tennis 12 $352K $281K $70K
Total 189 $3.9M $3.7M $179K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 28 $691K $695K -$4K
Soccer 28 $601K $586K $14K
Softball 27 $593K $565K $28K
Volleyball 27 $572K $552K $19K
Track & Field (combined) 24 $249K $269K -$19K
Golf 10 $296K $255K $40K
Tennis 8 $170K $178K -$8K
Total 142 $3.2M $3.1M $71K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $766K $776K -$9K
Soccer 71 $1.4M $1.4M $21K
Baseball 65 $1.3M $1.2M $38K
Basketball 50 $1.3M $1.3M $8K
Softball 27 $593K $565K $28K
Volleyball 27 $572K $552K $19K
Golf 22 $604K $523K $80K
Tennis 20 $522K $459K $62K
Total 331 $7.2M $7.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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