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Houston Christian University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Houston, TX
Population 5,500,000
Website https://www.hc.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,777
Men / Women 41% / 59%
Hispanic 36%
Black 27%
White 23%
Asian 6%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%
From State 95%
From Region 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 35%
Business & Economics 19%
Health Sciences 17%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Arts 8%
Engineering 4%
Education 3%
Computer Science 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,430
Est. Cost of Attendance $50,082
10-Year ROI $153,000
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level —
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 21 #362
Life & Natural Sciences 5 #511

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 250 (9%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 1020 – 1160
SAT Math Range 490 – 590
SAT RW Range 500 – 600
ACT Range 17 – 24

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Humanities 166 25% / 75% 1% $49,574 95%
Behavioral Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,478 25 —
Communication Studies 6 +1 33% / 67% 0% $49,270 24 —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,969 18 —
Criminal Justice 8 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,578 34 —
English 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $46,512 17 —
History 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,605 23 —
Human Development and Family Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,252 19 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 60 — 47% / 53% 0% $44,573 13 96%
Legal Studies 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $52,777 34 —
Mass Communication 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,261 24 —
Philosophy 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,998 16 —
Political Science 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,937 41 —
Psychology 63 +2 8% / 92% 3% $53,568 37 94%
Spanish 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,031 24 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 95 44% / 56% 11% $65,754 95%
Accounting 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $78,672 85 94%
Business Administration 30 — 40% / 60% 7% $61,591 59 93%
Business Management 18 — 56% / 44% 11% $61,591 59 93%
Finance 15 — 80% / 20% 20% $71,615 77 —
International Business 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,095 62 —
Marketing 18 — 33% / 67% 17% $67,120 70 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 64 30% / 70% 2% $46,128 94%
Exercise Science 37 — 32% / 68% 0% $44,049 12 93%
Sport Management 8 — 62% / 38% 12% $44,049 12 93%
Bilingual Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,553 37 —
Elementary Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,877 26 —
English Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,974 29 100%
History Teacher Education — — — — $51,370 30 —
Physical Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,974 29 100%
Social Studies Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,974 29 100%
Spanish Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,974 29 100%
Teaching English as a Second Language 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,347 30 —
Art Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,974 29 100%
Music Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,974 29 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Sciences and Engineering 93 44% / 56% 4% $64,967
Electrical Engineering 8 — 62% / 38% 12% $94,149 94 —
General Engineering 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $83,776 89 —
Computer Science 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $89,724 92 —
Computer and Information Sciences 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $83,406 88 —
Chemistry 5 — 40% / 60% 40% $61,368 58 —
Mathematics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,201 62 —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 12 — 42% / 58% 0% $58,018 50 —
Biology 47 — 28% / 72% 2% $54,450 39 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Christian Thought 22 41% / 59% 5% $51,740
Biblical Languages 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $49,201 24 —
Biblical Studies 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $49,102 24 —
Bioethics 11 — 9% / 91% 9% $54,393 39 —
Christian Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,218 22 —
Theology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,639 25 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music and Fine Arts 39 38% / 62% 3% $44,787
Game Design 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,057 38 —
Digital Animation 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,175 24 —
Film Studies 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $41,964 9 —
Graphic Design 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $47,472 20 —
Keyboard Instruments 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,688 13 —
Music 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $44,452 13 —
Studio Art 6 — 33% / 67% 17% $43,108 11 —
Visual Communication Design 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $44,554 13 —
Voice and Opera 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,742 14 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 54 22% / 78% 4% $89,969 98%
Health Sciences 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,065 41 —
Nursing 48 — 25% / 75% 4% $94,329 95 98%
Art Therapy 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,229 42 —