First-Year Student
For more than 135 years, students have found a welcoming, Christ-centered academic home at Howard Payne University.
When you join the Yellow Jacket family, you become a part of the university’s rich heritage.
The Basics
- Submit your FREE application
- Submit your high school and/or college transcript(s)
- Submit your ACT,  SAT or CLT scores (optional)
Please send transcripts and test scores to:
Howard Payne University
Admissions
1000 Fisk Street
Brownwood, TX 76801
Email: enroll@hputx.edu
The Details
Applicants must meet 2 of the 3 Admission Criteria for Unconditional Admission. Admission criteria includes GPA of 2.6 or higher, Class Rank of 50% or higher, and/or official Test Scores (ACT 19 or higher/SAT 990 or higher/CLT 64 or higher).Â
Scholarships
First-year students may be awarded merit scholarships worth up to $16,000 per year based on their high school performance and their ACT, SAT or CLT test scores!
Visit HPU
You and your family are invited to tour our beautiful campus while getting to know our faculty, staff and current students. You’ll walk away from your visit with a free t-shirt and a good feel for what life is like here at HPU.
Admissions Team
Zeph Christian
Admission Counselor
Brendon Hough
Assistant Director of Admissions
Heart of Texas (Brown County & 7 adjacent counties) & InternationalÂ
Text/Call:
(325) 400-3075
Email:
bhough@hputx.edu
Hannah McKee
Admission Counselor
Fort Worth, West Texas, and El Paso
Text/Call:
(325) 400-3855
Email:Â hmckee@hputx.edu
Apply Now!
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