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Howard Payne University

Brownwood, Texas Private nonprofit 4-year Remote town

Overview

Howard Payne University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Brownwood, Texas. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 809 students in fall 2024, including 751 undergraduates and 58 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.

Howard Payne University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 64 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Political Science and Government, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. It awarded 174 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

52% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

809
Students enrolled
52%
First-year retention
174
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
64
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 64

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 6
Social Sciences 4
Health Professions 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Education 14
Psychology 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 7
History 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Engineering 3
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Physical Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
52%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
151
Associate degrees
1
Master's degrees
22

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
809
Undergraduates, fall 2024
751
Graduate students, fall 2024
58
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
914
Undergraduates, 2024-25
848
Graduate students, 2024-25
66
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
46%
Men
54%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
64%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
American Southwest Conference
President
Dr. Cory Hines
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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