Houston Christian University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 5,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 250 (9%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,850
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 95%
From Region 1%
Athletes 230 (10.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 39%
Black 23%
White 15%
Asian 6%
International 5%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Humanities 190 32% 23% 5% 26% 32% 4% $55,043 3 -0.27 29 91% 12.4%
Creative Writing — — — — — — — — $50,741 46 -0.20 19 — — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $50,645 46 -0.22 18 — — — — —
General Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,834 39 -0.24 28 — — — — —
History 3 +1 100% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $53,490 39 -0.34 25 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 52 +1 50% 23% 2% 35% 25% 4% $54,862 39 -0.24 29 90% — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $50,582 20 -0.82 18 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +4 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,449 34 -0.41 25 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,466 50 -0.09 28 — — — — —
Communication Studies 14 — 43% 29% 0% 36% 21% 0% $51,802 15 -0.94 21 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 3 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,185 41 -0.13 22 — — — — —
Mass Communication — — — — — — — — $51,581 14 -0.96 20 — — — — —
Political Science 6 +1 67% 17% 0% 0% 50% 33% $62,798 24 -0.69 50 — — — — —
Psychology 78 +1 15% 27% 10% 22% 31% 1% $53,818 46 -0.19 26 91% 12.4% — — —
Criminal Justice 16 +2 38% 12% 6% 31% 38% 6% $59,103 48 -0.11 40 — — — — —
Legal Studies 15 — 13% 13% 0% 7% 60% 7% $58,684 47 -0.17 39 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business Administration 88 44% 23% 6% 19% 39% 6% $80,230 73 -0.07 80 90% 7.5%
Accounting 11 — 55% 9% 9% 18% 55% 0% $92,992 67 +0.39 90 95% — — — —
Business Administration 33 — 52% 15% 3% 27% 30% 12% $81,346 71 +0.19 81 88% 7.5% — — —
Business Management 14 — 50% 21% 0% 29% 36% 7% $81,346 71 +0.19 81 88% 7.5% — — —
Finance 8 — 62% 50% 12% 0% 38% 0% $85,005 33 -0.49 85 — — — — —
International Business 5 — 40% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $80,096 55 -0.16 80 — — — — —
Marketing 17 — 12% 29% 12% 6% 47% 0% $66,682 17 -0.85 59 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 73 37% 23% 0% 16% 47% 5% $56,849 4 -0.29 34 94%
Exercise Science 38 — 37% 24% 0% 13% 47% 8% $59,710 43 -0.24 42 92% — — — —
Sport Management 12 — 75% 33% 0% 25% 25% 8% $59,710 45 -0.16 42 93% — — — —
Bilingual Education — — — — — — — — $50,993 28 -0.63 19 — — — — —
Educational Technology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,244 30 -0.45 20 — — — — —
Elementary Education 6 — 0% 33% 0% 17% 33% 0% $49,921 34 -0.35 17 — — — — —
English Education 3 — 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $50,432 25 -0.71 18 100% — — — —
History Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,792 18 -0.78 19 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 4 — 75% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $51,431 23 -0.61 20 — — — — —
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $50,432 16 -0.90 18 100% — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,467 24 -0.60 20 — — — — —
Social Studies Education — — — — — — — — $50,432 13 -0.84 18 100% — — — —
Spanish Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,432 25 -0.71 18 100% — — — —
Special Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,626 29 -0.65 20 — — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,657 28 -0.67 18 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,432 68 +0.39 18 100% — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,432 65 +0.40 18 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences and Engineering 99 58% 18% 13% 18% 41% 3% $80,065 72 -0.13 80 100%
Electrical Engineering 17 — 88% 24% 6% 12% 53% 0% $91,839 2 -1.19 89 — — — — —
General Engineering 13 — 85% 46% 8% 15% 31% 0% $90,151 24 -0.64 88 — — — — —
Computer Science 7 — 100% 0% 14% 29% 43% 14% $84,577 7 -1.18 84 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 8 — 100% 12% 0% 38% 38% 12% $82,790 20 -0.75 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $69,335 41 -0.22 65 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 50% 0% 0% 25% 50% 0% $65,819 20 -0.74 57 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 10 — 60% 30% 20% 0% 40% 0% $74,374 66 +0.26 73 — — — — —
Biology 37 — 19% 11% 22% 22% 35% 3% $73,619 85 +0.83 72 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Christian Thought 15 67% 40% 13% 13% 20% 0% $51,877 2 -0.02 21
Biblical Languages — — — — — — — — $53,522 34 -0.40 25 — — — — —
Biblical Studies 7 — 71% 43% 14% 0% 14% 0% $50,757 48 -0.01 19 — — — — —
Bioethics 2 — 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $58,127 45 -0.25 38 — — — — —
Christian Studies 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $51,291 48 +0.06 20 — — — — —
Theology 3 — 100% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $50,911 48 +0.01 19 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Music and Fine Arts 34 47% 18% 6% 15% 44% 6% $49,036 1 -0.51 15
Game Design 3 — 100% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $66,289 32 -0.67 59 — — — — —
Digital Animation 4 — 25% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,221 43 -0.30 20 — — — — —
Film Studies 11 — 55% 9% 9% 27% 27% 9% $44,334 18 -0.69 8 — — — — —
Graphic Design 8 — 50% 25% 12% 0% 50% 12% $51,638 25 -0.66 20 — — — — —
Keyboard Instruments — — — — — — — — $46,351 47 -0.04 10 — — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,088 46 -0.07 10 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 — 0% 20% 0% 20% 40% 0% $44,847 41 -0.21 9 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design — — — — — — — — $48,973 63 +0.23 15 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,285 47 -0.05 10 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 57 21% 25% 18% 12% 40% 2% $91,363 90 +0.33 89 99%
Health Sciences 7 — 29% 14% 43% 0% 43% 0% $68,834 55 +0.03 64 — — — — —
Nursing 45 — 18% 24% 16% 16% 38% 2% $96,741 75 +0.45 92 99% — — — —
Science Technologies/Technicians 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $74,512 37 -0.29 74 — — — — —
Art Therapy — — — — — — — — $54,933 87 +0.87 29 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,050
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 18.3% 102 22% 25% 8% 25% 29% 3% $54,028 29 -0.32 26 91% 12.4%
Business & Economics 18.0% 100 48% 24% 5% 20% 37% 6% $77,768 48 -0.08 78 91% 7.5%
Health Sciences 17.1% 95 27% 24% 11% 13% 43% 4% $78,702 56 +0.10 79 96% —
Humanities 12.9% 72 56% 28% 4% 28% 26% 3% $54,163 46 -0.20 27 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.5% 47 28% 15% 21% 17% 36% 2% $73,780 83 +0.71 72 100% —
Arts 6.1% 34 41% 21% 6% 12% 44% 6% $47,637 29 -0.41 12 100% —
Professional 5.6% 31 26% 13% 3% 19% 48% 6% $58,900 23 -0.14 40 — —
Engineering 5.4% 30 87% 33% 7% 13% 43% 0% $91,108 6 -0.95 89 — —
Education 3.6% 20 15% 15% 0% 20% 55% 0% $50,660 28 -0.56 18 100% —
Computer Science 3.2% 18 100% 6% 6% 33% 44% 11% $80,735 7 -0.91 81 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 7 43% 0% 0% 14% 71% 0% $67,326 18 -0.51 61 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 21 #195 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 5 #183 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 26 #351 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 119 $5.9M $5.9M $0
Track & Field (combined) 65 $865K $865K $0
Baseball 41 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 31 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 15 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Golf 9 $417K $417K $0
Total 180 $10.8M $10.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 75 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 25 $940K $940K $0
Softball 21 $975K $975K $0
Beach Volleyball 19 $538K $538K $0
Volleyball 18 $784K $784K $0
Basketball 14 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Golf 8 $456K $456K $0
Total 50 $6.2M $6.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 140 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Football 119 $5.9M $5.9M $0
Soccer 56 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Baseball 41 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 29 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Softball 21 $975K $975K $0
Beach Volleyball 19 $538K $538K $0
Volleyball 18 $784K $784K $0
Golf 17 $874K $874K $0
Total 230 $20.4M $20.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 990 – 1190
SAT Math Range 490 – 590
SAT RW Range 500 – 600