Freed-Hardeman University

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FHU is a 4-year private university located at 158 E Main St in Henderson, Tennessee. It's a Distant campus in a Town-based setting with 1,828 enrolled students and a student faculty ratio of 13 to 1. Campus housing is present on campus, and online programs are available.

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About Freed-Hardeman University

Freed-Hardeman University (FHU) was established in Henderson, Tennessee by the Churches of Christ. It is administered by a board of trustees who must all be members of the Churches of Christ. In 1907, Georgia Robertson Christian College was closed resulting in educational void which motivated A. G. Freed to establish a new institute in collaboration with Georgia Robertson college alumni. The institute was established under the name of National Teachers’ Normal and Business school. It was renamed Freed-Hardeman College in honor of its founders. Seventy years later, it was acknowledged as Freed-Hardeman University.

FHU is a residential university with a majority of full time students and some adult part-time students. The campus covers 96 acres with several distinctive buildings including student center which opened in 1966 including the Wallance-Gano dining hall which is the main cafeteria for the university. Other distinctive buildings include Clayton Chapel, the Brown-Kopel Business center, the Bulliner-Clayton Visual Arts Center, the Anderson Center, Loyd Auditorium and the Brewer’s Sports Center. A new library is currently being built and is named in honor of Hope Shull.

Students at FHU have to attend a daily chapel service and they should take at least one bible class per semester. There are several other religious activities held regularly on campus, for example, biweekly campus-wide devotionals and weekly Clayton Chapel singing. The university athletic teams are nicknamed the lions who compete in the American Midwest Conference.

The university is divided into 4 different colleges in addition to Honors College offering more than 40 academic programs. The university offers to the students the option to study a semester abroad in their facilities in Belgium, Spain, Canada and Costa Rica. FHU was ranked 35th by US News & World report in 2013 among Southern Universities granting master’s degree and it was ranked 13th by the same report according to affordability.

School Facts

Years Estd.1869
NicknameLions
MottoTeaching How to Live and How to Make a Living
LocationTennessee
Religious AffiliationChurches of Christ

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#868 Nationally for Universities with highest tuition
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#1379 Nationally for Colleges with the most expensive cost of living.

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FHU is a prestigious 4-year institution in Tennessee. The following are the rankings for the school relative to other universities across the country.

#868 Nationally for Universities with highest tuition

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#1379 Nationally for Colleges with the most Expensive cost of living

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#1250 Nationally for Largest Number of students enrolled

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The Acceptance rate for FHU is 92 Percent. Last year, there were 981 applicants and 33 percent of those who were accepted actually attended (Enrollment Rate). To apply, it's required to have the following: High school GPA, High School transcripts, SAT/ACT test scores.