About the Institution
Howard Payne University is a four-year private university located in Brownwood, Texas.
Currently the university enrolls 1,400 full-time students. Howard Payne is known for the Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom, its Music program and its Christian Studies program. The university is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
HPU founders med the college after Edward Howard Payne, a Missouri resident. Payne, brother in law to John David Robnett, the college's founder, gave the lead monetary gift to start the university.
HPU offers more than 50 majors, minors and pre-professiol programs within six schools: Science and Math, Business, Christian Studies, Education, Music and Fine Arts, and Humanities.
Athletic programs include NCAA Division III football, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, women's softball, men's baseball, track, and tennis. The HPU mascot is a yellowjacket med "Buzzsaw".
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Science
Associate in Ministry
Associate in Health Science.
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
BIOLOGY
EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE
SOCIAL WORK
CHEMISTRY
History.