- The Inkwell
- New York
- Houghton University
Houghton, NYRural: remoteZIP 14744Founded 1883
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1883
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.houghton.edu
New YorkReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Houghton University
Houghton University is a private nonprofit university in Houghton, New York, with 753 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $21,959 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention84%
4-year graduation61%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans40%
$21,959net price / year
89%admission rate
1284average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$52,730median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,250median debt
#1,131 of 1,704 for earnings#1,015 of 1,739 for lowest net price#585 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,143 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $34,399tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $20,616
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,616
- Average net price
- $21,959national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,883
$30,001–48,000$15,260
$48,001–75,000$15,196
$75,001–110,000$20,754
$110,001+$27,488
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1284
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–695
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 61%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,726
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,730middle 50%: $32,820–$72,535
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,535
Median, Houghton University$52,730
Lower quarter$32,820
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 753
- Part-time
- 4.2%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 20.7
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 61%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,614 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,627
- Endowment, end of year
- $80,582,293
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic1.7%
Black5.3%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races2.8%
U.S. nonresident7.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown5.6%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Visual & performing arts13%
Parks, recreation & fitness11%
Education10%
Psychology8.2%
Communication & journalism6.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.1%
History4.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 191676. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4500472.