- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Houston Christian University
Houston, TXCity: largeZIP 77074Founded 1960
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1960
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hc.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Houston Christian University
Houston Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Houston, Texas, with 2,886 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $19,294 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention69%
4-year graduation36%
Pell Grant share63%
Federal loans58%
$19,294net price / year
84%admission rate
1084average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$60,634median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,021median debt
#739 of 1,704 for earnings#817 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,127 of 1,738 for graduation rate#993 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
- $51,936tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,680
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,680
- Average net price
- $19,294national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,028
$30,001–48,000$19,950
$48,001–75,000$18,229
$75,001–110,000$25,170
$110,001+$25,664
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1084
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 490–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college63%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 36%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,429
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,634middle 50%: $37,213–$87,193
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,021
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,193
Median, Houston Christian University$60,634
Lower quarter$37,213
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
- 2,886
- Part-time
- 23%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 22.1
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 63%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 35%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,257 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,467
- Endowment, end of year
- $137,983,692
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White16%
Hispanic39%
Black24%
Asian5.5%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown8.8%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management16%
Psychology14%
Health professions9.7%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies9.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.4%
Engineering5.4%
Visual & performing arts5.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 225399. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5916417.