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University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

Belton, Texas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·go.umhb.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
-14.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
3,321
peer median 3,530
Avg net price
$26,106
+$2.9k vs Doctoral/Professional
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About

The University of Mary Hardin–Baylor (UMHB) is a private Baptist university in Belton, Texas. UMHB was chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845 as Baylor Female College, the female department of what is now Baylor University. It has since become its own institution and grown to 3,914 students and awards degrees at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
13,004
13,004 candidates competed
Admitted
12,452
95.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
687
5.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
49%-14.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

20.1pp gap
Pell recipients
37%130 of 347
Non-Pell (all)
57%300 of 525
Subsidized loan, no Pell
57%152 of 269
No Federal Aid
58%148 of 256

Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 79 Title IV programs, 21 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
79
Passing
21
26.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

79programs
  • Passing21 · 26.6%
  • No Data57 · 72.2%
  • Failing1 · 1.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
19
No data
57

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

22
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-8.0%
$55,945 vs $60,823
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+11.9%
$57,655 vs $51,545
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+22.1%
$56,653 vs $46,391
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+27.0%
$42,301 vs $33,298
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+39.1%
$84,630 vs $60,823
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+46.3%
$88,982 vs $60,823
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
+46.7%
$68,055 vs $46,391
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+48.8%
$49,545 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

21
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
99%
$67,600 debt · $68,055 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
84%
$46,825 debt · $55,945 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
62%
$26,125 debt · $42,301 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
61%
$51,250 debt · $84,630 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
54%
$27,000 debt · $49,816 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
53%
$30,172 debt · $56,653 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
53%
$30,500 debt · $57,655 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
51%
$27,000 debt · $52,923 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1926Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 14

  1. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Oct 2025Deny Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,089
$30–48k$23,064
$48–75k$23,607
$75–110k$27,343
$110k+$33,166

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$26,106
+$2,946vs Doctoral/Professional median $23,161
Federal loans
60.7%
In-state tuition
$32,020
Out-of-state
$32,020

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,393 students received $7.8M in Pell grants, alongside $38.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,393
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.8M
$7,842,468 total
Direct Loans
$38.4M
4,500 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.8M
1,481 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.0M
1,640 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$7.5M
425 loan awards
Parent PLUS$12.9M
746 loan awards
Grad PLUS$6.1M
208 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,102 borrowers who entered repayment, 21 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,102
Defaulted
21
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.3%
2017
8.5%
2018
5.1%
2019
1.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UMHB

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs84
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

751 total completions
01Health Professions
25433.8%
02Business
16321.7%
03Education
8411.2%
04Psychology
587.7%
05Biological Sciences
486.4%
06Parks/Recreation
476.3%
07Computer Sciences
395.2%
08Visual/Performing Arts
233.1%
09Liberal Arts
202.7%
10Public Admin
152.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,321
12-mo unduplicated
3,760
Undergraduate
3,057
Graduate
703

Gender split

Men
36%1,368
Women
64%2,392

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.1%
Hispanic
31.8%
Black
13.2%
Unknown
3.3%
Two or more
1.7%
Asian
1.6%
Non-resident
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
499
318 M · 181 W
Women athletes
36.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$6.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$70K
$18K
Head-coach salaries
$73K
$54K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
167 M · —
$1.5M
Soccer
47 M · 32 W
$438K
Baseball
54 M · —
$341K
Basketball
18 M · 18 W
$614K
Other Sports
— · 34 W
$199K
Softball
— · 26 W
$237K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.40
19 offenses · 3,520 students

3-year trend

2.412 yrs ago5.311 yr ago5.40Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
47
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
14
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
11
Rape
5
Fondling
2
Burglary
1

By location

19total
  • On campus19

Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs316
Liquor543

Residence-hall fires

  • Grover Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • College View2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • College View2 fires
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
160

UMHB vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UMHB selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor
49%—3,321$26,106Doctoral/Professional
Abilene Christian University
59%66.0%5,219$26,182Doctoral/Professional
Anderson University
53%79.3%1,228$25,021Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Azusa Pacific University
62%88.4%6,272$22,212R2 Research
Baldwin Wallace University
67%75.7%3,305$27,603Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Belmont University
70%95.3%8,803$33,147Doctoral/Professional
Bethel University
71%87.8%3,603$28,556Doctoral/Professional
Campbellsville University
42%79.7%10,836$19,341Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Charleston Southern University
47%96.5%3,832$21,666Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Dallas Baptist University
58%88.8%4,124$28,516Doctoral/Professional
Eastern University
60%90.8%8,727$26,662Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Elmhurst University
70%73.6%3,997$24,185Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Elon University
84%66.3%7,239$41,555Doctoral/Professional
Gannon University
67%74.2%4,189$22,553Doctoral/Professional
Gardner-Webb University
54%77.2%3,104$17,674Doctoral/Professional
George Fox University
72%93.5%4,916$31,679Doctoral/Professional
Hamline University
60%87.6%2,565$20,744Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Hardin-Simmons University
46%90.0%1,665$19,555Doctoral/Professional
Houston Christian University
49%84.4%4,276$20,629Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
LeTourneau University
59%38.0%3,330$28,185Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Lipscomb University
72%67.7%5,017$24,739Doctoral/Professional
Mercer University
70%68.9%9,196$23,847R2 Research
Mercyhurst University
64%81.0%2,632$19,444Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Niagara University
74%87.4%4,033$17,248Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
North Central College
64%77.3%3,003$21,044Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Oklahoma Christian University
56%96.5%2,851$21,872Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Oklahoma City University
65%77.0%2,966$22,857Doctoral/Professional
Samford University
77%82.4%6,097$32,622Doctoral/Professional
Seattle Pacific University
62%83.4%2,261$24,488Doctoral/Professional
Southern Nazarene University
49%—2,198$22,084Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
St. Mary's University
59%97.8%3,456$21,145Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Texas Wesleyan University
32%69.2%2,487$24,066Doctoral/Professional
Trinity University
84%25.9%2,687$23,464Baccalaureate
Union University
66%60.4%2,713$27,171Doctoral/Professional
University of Dallas
73%53.4%2,078$22,610Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Evansville
65%77.6%2,114$18,499Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of St Thomas
69%89.9%4,301$19,359Doctoral/Professional
University of the Cumberlands
50%98.8%22,120$14,107Doctoral/Professional
University of the Incarnate Word
50%98.1%7,047$22,775Doctoral/Professional
Wheaton College
85%87.4%2,874$26,975Baccalaureate
Peer group median63%81.7%3,530$23,161

Institutions like UMHB

Explore the federal data for institutions in UMHB's comparison group.

IPEDS

UMHB Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research

Institutional Research (IR) serves the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor community by providing accurate data to support informed decision-making, strategic planning and institutional assessment.

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Team
1 member
  • Trent Bridges
    Director, Data Quality and Institutional Analytics

Common Data Set

UMHB's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UMHB.

What is the graduation rate at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor?

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Mary Hardin-Baylor?

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor reports a total enrollment of 3,321 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor?

The average net price at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is $26,106 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor?

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor's yield rate is 5.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Mary Hardin-Baylor located?

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is located in Belton, Texas 76513-2599.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor?

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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