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Houghton College
PO Box 128, Houghton, NY 14744
Toll-free 800.777.2556 or 585.567.9353
Adm. fax: 585.567.9522
E-mail: admission@houghton.edu
WWW: http://www.houghton.edu
Virtual Tour/Webcam: http://www.houghton.edu/admission/tour.htm
Degrees Offered:
Associate, Bachelor's, Master's
Fall 2009 Enrollment Undergraduate Total:
1,311 (Full-time: 428 men, 824 women; Part-time: 28 men, 31 women)
Fall 2009 Enrollment Graduate/First Professional Total:
27 (Full-time: 10; Part-time: 17)
2009-2010 Tuition & Fees:
$24,440 per year, or $1,025 per credit (tuition includes all required fees)
2009-2010 Tuition:
$24,440
2009-2010 Graduate Tuition & Fees:
$480 per credit for graduate music and education tuition; $425 per credit for graduate theology tuition
2009-2010 Room & Board:
$7,000
Application Deadlines:
fall- November 15, rolling thereafter; spring- December 1, rolling thereafter
Financial Aid Deadlines:
fall- March 1; spring- rolling
Application Requirements:
HS transcript; SAT or ACT; Christian character recommendation. Transfer students are required to submit college transcripts.
Campus Description:
Since 1883 Houghton College has provided an educational experience that integrates high academic quality with the Christian faith. Offering 40 majors and programs, the college has received widespread national recognition. Located on a scenic 1,300-acre campus in the countryside of Western New York, the college operates an equestrian center in addition to its modern residential, academic, and recreational facilities. Houghton attracts more than 1,200 academically talented students annually from across the United States and around the world. A comprehensive financial aid program benefits more than 90% of the current student body. Numerous off-campus and study abroad programs are available.
Sports:
Varsity Sports: Women's: basketball, cross-country, field hockey, soccer, track, volleyball. Men's: basketball, cross-country, soccer, track.
Intramural Sports: Women's: basketball, indoor & outdoor soccer, volleyball. Men's: basketball, indoor & outdoor soccer, volleyball. Coed: softball, volleyball, water polo.
Club Sports: Men's: baseball
Clubs and Activities:
Campus Activities Board, Equestrian Program, Evangelicals for Social Action, Global Christian Fellowship, Intercultural Student Association, Newspaper, Student Government, Yearbook.
Fall 2008 Data
First-time, full-time student enrollment profile:
| 62% enrolled in top quarter of HS class |
| 36% enrolled in top 10% of HS class |
| SAT critical reading mid-point range: 520*
to 660** |
| SAT math mid-point range: 510*
to 640** |
*75% of the enrolled students scored
at this level or better.
**25% of the enrolled students scored at least this or better.
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| ACT:
LOW 22 HIGH 29 |
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| 92% have a high school GPA 3.0 or higher |
| 8% have a high school GPA 2.0-2.9 |
Campus Demographics:
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All Undergraduate Students |
All Graduate Students |
| % NYS Resident |
56.2% |
60% |
| % Resident of other states |
34.8 % |
28% |
| % International |
4.4 % |
4.0 % |
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| % Live on campus |
89 % |
Did not collect % |
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| % American Indian / Alaska Native |
0.4 % |
4 % |
| % Asian / Pacific Islander |
1.5 % |
8 % |
| % Black/African American |
1.9 % |
0 % |
| % Hispanic/Latino |
1.3 % |
0 % |
| % International |
4.9 % |
4 % |
| % White, Non-Hispanic |
88.7 % |
80 % |
| % Unknown Race / Ethnicity |
1.3 % |
4 % |
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Average financial aid package for first time, full-time undergraduate students with financial need:
$21,138
Financial Aid Data From Year:
2009
Average amount of institutional non-need scholarship/grant awarded to first time, full-time undergraduate students:*
$9,091
*NON-need based scholarships
and grants do not depend on financial need and may be awarded for academic achievement,
or talent in athletics, music or other fields (merit awards).
Special Programs:
First-Year Honors Program with semester in London, England; numerous study-abroad programs including Tanzania, Australia and London.
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