University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Belton, Texas (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 2,759 students of which 3,181 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 95.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,099 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $26,106, with published in-state tuition of $32,020 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 62.4%. Graduates earn a median of $56,132 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,368 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 153500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.