Huntington University
Huntington, IN · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Huntington, IN · 1,016 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $46,672 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 24%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $13,710563rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $29,9821,336th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,9821,242nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $40,0881,214th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,5761,407th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,6721,262nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,7021,173rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 68.2%490th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.0%837th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 71.2%635th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1124588th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0161,354th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.4%1,239th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 132 mi (MDW)
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 52 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $49,683 | $48,432 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $41,025 | $36,848 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $37,568 | $37,363 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $36,668 | $41,565 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $32,284 | $32,569 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $30,228 | $29,685 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $26,353 | $21,508 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $21,508 | — |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $19,455 | $20,140 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Agricultural Production OperationsAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: United Brethren Churchsource
- Founded in 1897source
- Athletic nickname: "Foresters"source
- School colors: Forest Greensource
- Motto: "The truth will make you free"source
- Campus size: about 160 acressource
- Formerly known as "Central College" (1897–1917)source
- Formerly known as "Huntington College" (1917–2005)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 12 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,808,662 (M $1,520,191 · W $1,288,471)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Huntington University’s 1,016 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IN
- Bethel UniversityMishawaka, IN · 1,069 undergrads
- Anderson UniversityAnderson, IN · 1,070 undergrads
- Hanover CollegeHanover, IN · 958 undergrads
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary of the Woods, IN · 896 undergrads
- Manchester UniversityNorth Manchester, IN · 895 undergrads
- Franklin CollegeFranklin, IN · 872 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, MO · 1,015 undergrads
- Friends UniversityWichita, KS · 1,015 undergrads
- Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY · 1,014 undergrads
- Barton CollegeWilson, NC · 1,020 undergrads
- Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, GA · 1,012 undergrads
- Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC · 1,011 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitehuntington.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 150941)
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- Showdown: Huntington University vs Bethel UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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