Houghton University Overview
Houghton University is a four-year, full-time, selective, lower transfer-in, higher education institution located in Houghton, NY. It has an enrollment of 841 undergraduate students. The admissions acceptance rate is 79.07%.
The average annual cost of attendance after financial aid is $23,290. Tuition is $16,446.00 without financial aid.
Houghton University is a predominantly bachelor’s-degree granting school.
At Houghton University, 75.29% of students return after freshman year (national average: 68%).
Houghton University has a student-to-faculty ratio of 12 to 1.
Houghton University Admissions
For the incoming class in 2023, the acceptance rate was 79.07%.
SAT or ACT scores are considered but not required.
- The average SAT score was 1193.0 for the incoming class of 2023.
- The median ACT score was 26.0 for the incoming class to 2023.
Houghton University Cost
The average annual cost of attendance after financial aid is $23,290.
The average tuition is:
- $27,314, when family income is less than $30,000
- $20,223, when family income is between $30,001 and $48,000
- $18,111, when family income is between $48,001 and $75,000
- $22,603, when family income is between $75,001 and $110,000
- $23,091, when family income is more than $110,000
The average tuition shown here is based on the NET costs to students who receive financial aid. For the incoming class of 2023, 60.11% of students received a federal student loan and 35.40% of students received a Pell Grant.
Tuition is $16,446.00 without financial aid.
Houghton University Net Price Calculator
Houghton University Majors/Salaries
Houghton University has academic offerings within the core majors listed below.
- Agriculture – 0.00%
- Resources – 0.00%
- Architecture – 0.00%
- Ethnic cultural gender – 3.18%
- Communication – 6.36%
- Communications technology – 0.00%
- Computer – 3.18%
- Personal culinary – 0.00%
- Education –6.82%
- Engineering – 0.00%
- Engineering technology – 0.00%
- Language – 0.00%
- Family consumer science – 0.00%
- Legal – 0.00%
- English – 2.27%
- Humanities – 10.91%
- Library – 0.00%
- Biological – 14.09%
- Business Marketing – 19.55%
- Mathematics – 2.27%
- Military – 0.00%
- Multidiscipline – 1.36%
- Parks recreation fitness – 3.18%
- Philosophy religious – 0.45%
- Theology religious vocation – 3.64%
- Physical science – 3.64%
- Science technology – 0.00%
- Psychology – 9.09%
- Security law enforcement – 0.00%
- Public administration social service – 0.00%
- Social science – 2.27%
- Construction –0.00%
- Mechanic repair technology –0.00%
- Precision production – 0.00%
- Transportation – 0.00%
- Visual performing – 5.45%
- Health – 0.00%
- History – 2.27%
Please note that different schools classify majors differently, so it is best to view the school’s website to see the various programs it offers. See detailed information about the individual majors at Houghton University here.
Recent Graduate Salaries
(Average salaries of students from select majors two years after graduation)
- Communication and Media Studies. (Bachelor’s Degree) – $24,872
- Business Administration, Management and Operations. (Bachelor’s Degree) – $38,289
Houghton University Diversity
The racial diversity of students who received financial aid at Houghton University
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.48%
- Asian: 2.38%
- Black: 7.73%
- Hispanic: 1.07%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Non-resident alien: 5.23%
- Two or more races: 4.40%
- Unknown: 5.83%
- White: 72.89%
At Houghton University, 7.30% of undergraduate students are 25 years old, or older.