Free Tuition For Eligible Freshmen At UMHB Starting 2026

If you have avoided college due to the cost, that may no longer be an issue.

UMHB Free Tuition Program

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is providing students in need of financial assistance with a helping hand via a new free tuition program to "minimize financial barriers so more students can pursue a transformative Christ-centered education." In a website post, the university describes the UMHB Promise program that will be available to qualifying first-time freshmen and new undergraduate transfer students beginning in the fall 2026 semester. Apply HERE.

Eligibility Requirements

UMHB Promise program requirements for incoming freshmen:

Annual family income of $65,000 or less

Top 50% of graduating class

Campus residency required

Federal Pell Grant eligible

Entrance Fall 2026

First-time freshmen

Freshmen from non-ranking high schools must have a minimum 21 ACT or 1070 SAT or 67 CLT exam score

UMHB Promise program requirements for undergraduate transfer students:

Annual family income of $65,000 or less

Overall 2.0 GPA

Campus residency required

Federal Pell Grant eligible

Entrance Fall 2026

University History

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor has been around for quite a while, pre-dating the state of Texas. Baptist missionary work was in its infancy when the Home Mission Board of New York sent missionaries Rev. James Huckins and Rev. William M. Tryon to the Republic of Texas. Soon to follow, Judge R.E.B. Baylor, a teacher, lawyer, soldier and preacher. It was these three men and their desire to provide Christian education that led Tryon and Baylor to prepare a charter for the establishment of a Baptist university. On February 1, 1845, the 9th Congress of the Republic of Texas granted a charter, making the school a reality.