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Houston Christian University

Houston, TX · Private · Large city · HCU

Private institution in Houston, TX · 2,777 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $55,933 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$19,7101,048th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$38,1001,579th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,1001,538th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$47,6051,407th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,642961st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,933737th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,595912th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
49.8%1,161st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
69.2%1,279th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.2%1,068th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1092699th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,777739th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
53.9%303rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 23 mi (IAH)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 49 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$70,207$69,770
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,479$56,979
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$42,682$48,041
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$41,565$46,087
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$35,060$39,369
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$33,993$28,598
MarketingBusinessbachelors$31,839—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,650$38,289
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$25,194$20,140
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$24,615$32,029
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,625,084 (M $5,862,449 · W $3,762,635)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Houston Christian University’s 2,777 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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