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Tuition Costs & Fees

Paying for college is a team effort between students, their families, and a university. At Hardin-Simmons, we are on your team. We are working to make the price tag lower while keeping our standards at the highest level. Our Financial Aid Office works with you to foster your dream of attending a university, without breaking the bank. We treat every student with care and know that you are a unique person, with unique financial situations. Our goal is to make this process as easy as possible and to find the best resources to make this happen for you!

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We are so proud to say that 97% of our first-year students received some form of financial aid!

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In an effort to make paying for college easier, we offer students a payment plan that breaks up your tuition into 4 payments throughout the semester.

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Applying for as many scholarships as possible is a great way to make college tuition more affordable. Be sure to apply for the Hardin-Simmons specific scholarships that we offer.

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Undergraduate Costs for 2018-2019

At Hardin-Simmons, we try to make the financial piece of attending college as easy as possible. Below are the tuition and fees broken down by category so that you easily understand the total cost.

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2018-19 Block Tuition

Here’s how the plan works:

  • Full-time, yearly, undergraduate Tuition: $27,290
  • Covers 34 hours of instruction over fall, spring and summer sessions
  • Course-specific fees are not included
  • Full-time course load = 12-17 hours per fall/spring semester
  • The hourly rate for additional courses exceeding 17 hours/semester or 34 hours in an academic year – $810/hour
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Annual Costs
(Not including course-specific fees, books,  other misc fees)
Tuition* $27,290
     General Fee $1,200
     Fitness Center Fee $500
     Residence Hall** $4,080
     Meal Plan*** $5,020
Total direct cost (Fall and Spring) $38,090
Less average school/grant package –$12,756
Net price / year $25,334

Part-time undergraduate tuition is $810 per hour.
Online RN-to-BSN tuition through the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing is $400 per hour.

* Full-Time Undergraduate Tuition & Fees (12-17 hours per semester; does not include course-specific fees)
** Residence hall, shared room
*** Unlimited Meals (includes sales tax plus $50 Dining Dollars per semester)

Residence Hall Room and University Place
Residence Hall Room Rates, per semester
Room, Fall and Spring Semesters $2,040
Room, May Term TBD
Room, Summer Sessions TBD
Single Room Charge (If available)
Fall & Spring Semesters
May/Summer Semesters		 $3,060
$3,060
TBD

University Place Apartments

All rates are for each term (fall, spring) Lease Term
Building 1, 2, & Wolf Apartment rates 12 Month 10 Month
4 bedroom 2 bath $1,604.15 $1,750.00
2 bedroom 1 bath $1,718.75 $1,875.00
2 bedroom 2 bath $2,200.00 $2,400.00
1 bedroom 1 bath $2,314.60 $2,525.00
Building 3 & 4 Apartment rates 12 Month 10 Month
4 bedroom 2 bath $2,291.65 $2,500.00
2 bedroom 1 bath $2,406.25 $2,625.00
1 bedroom 1 bath $2,750.00 $3,000.00

Summer-only prices for all apartments are $350 per person for each May, Summer 1, and Summer 2 term.

Resident Meal Plans
As a student living in a Residence Hall, HSU requires you to purchase meals from the University dining facility. HSU provides you a choice from the meal plans listed below. The Unlimited plans are the most flexible choices, since you can eat as often and as many times per semester as you like. The Block plans also have great flexibility. The Block represents the total meals you purchase for a semester. When you eat those meals is up to you. You only lose meals under the Block if you do not eat all of them by the end of the semester. Each block meal plan allows you to use 5 meals a week in the POD and/or at Gilbert’s coffee shop in the Library. The Dining Dollars are cash dollars available for making purchases in the POD, the Sandwich Shack, the dining hall and/or Gilbert’s coffee shop.
Unlimited Meals (includes sales tax plus $125 Dining Dollars) $2,580
Unlimited Meals (includes sales tax plus $50 Dining Dollars) $2,510
Block 225 meals/semester (includes sales tax plus $100 Dining Dollars) $2,280
Block 200 meals/semester (includes sales tax plus $150 Dining Dollars) $2,000
Non-Resident Meal Plans
If you are a non-resident student at HSU, you can still buy a meal plan and eat in the dining facility with your friends when you are on campus. HSU offers two choices of Block meal plans to non-resident students.The Block represents the total meals you purchase for a semester. When you eat those meals is up to you. You only lose meals under the Block if you do not eat all of them by the end of the semester. The Dining Dollars are cash dollars available for making purchases in the POD, the Sandwich Shack, the dining hall, and/or Gilbert’s coffee shop.
Commuter 80 (80 meals/semester; includes sales tax plus $75 Dining Dollars) $660
Commuter 50 (50 meals/semester; includes sales tax plus $50 Dining Dollars) $420
General fee
Fall & Spring Semesters – 12 hours or more
Fall & Spring Semesters – 9-11 hours
Fall & Spring Semesters – 5-8 hours
Fall & Spring Semesters – 1-4 hours
Per summer session		 $600
$400
$320
$220
$200
Fitness Center Fee $250
Re-registration fee to reinstate classes if dropped due to non-payment $75
Change of schedule after regular registration, per course dropped $10
Departmental and laboratory fees $80
Departmental fees are charged for all courses requiring more hours of classroom instruction per week than semester hours credit. Laboratory fees are charged for all courses requiring a laboratory or access to a laboratory or special supervision beyond regular classroom instruction. The fees shown are the general fees. Certain other courses may charge additional fees for additional equipment, etc.
Departmental examination for credit (Advanced Standing/Placement) $40
Diploma (for each original duplicate, or replacement diploma) $25
Music facilities fee, per semester hour of private lessons $50
Instrumental Applied Music fees (MUPS 11X1, 21X1, 31X1, 41X1, excluding X121)
Each credit hour		 $250
Vocal Applied Music fees (MUPS 1121, 2121, 3121, 4121)
Each credit hour		 $250
Physical education activity courses (Lab fee) $45
Special examination $25
Transcript, per copy (accounts must be current before transcripts are issued)
Post Office Express: $25		 $5
Writing proficiency exam fee (non-refundable)
If taken late (non-refundable)		 $20
$25
Audit fee (fee charged for auditing – not for credit), per semester hour $50
School of Nursing security fee (background check) $50
School of Nursing malpractice insurance fee $20
School of Nursing soft exam fee $55
Returned check $35
Student ID card replacement $15
Payment plan enrollment fee $75
Late payment fee (payment received 5 days or more after due date) $75

Interest for outstanding balances past the final payment date
Fee will be calculated as 1.5% of the outstanding balance after the final payment date each month there is an outstanding balance. The final payment date is determined based on the payment option selected.

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