Colleges / Freed-Hardeman University
College · Private nonprofit · Henderson, TN · Town
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Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

Religious affiliation
Address158 E Main St, Henderson, TN 38340-2399
Websitewww.fhu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate60%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,212
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 60% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1109 · ACT 24.

If you get in

1,212 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $38k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$153k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$86k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$67k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$25.6k
Room & board
$8.7k
Books & supplies
$1,300

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr71%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,212
Location
Henderson, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White87%
  • Unknown5%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$63k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 42

What you can study.

Colleges / Freed-Hardeman University
College · Private nonprofit · Henderson, TN · Town
F

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

Religious affiliation
Address158 E Main St, Henderson, TN 38340-2399
Websitewww.fhu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate60%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size1,212
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 60% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1109 · ACT 24.

If you get in

1,212 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $38k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$153k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$86k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$67k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$25.6k
Room & board
$8.7k
Books & supplies
$1,300

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr71%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,212
Location
Henderson, TN
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White87%
  • Unknown5%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$63k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 42

What you can study.