Houghton University

Houghton, NYMain CampusRural area more than 25 miles from an urban areaVisit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $17,290

Total Cost of Attendance: $29,287

Student Debt

Median total debt: $20,313

Students with federal loans: 56.0%

Students with Pell grants: 33.8%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $27,345

After 5 years: $43,607

Majors(37 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(48 graduates)
  2. Theological and Ministerial Studies.(27 graduates)
  3. Biology, General.(20 graduates)
  4. Communication and Media Studies.(17 graduates)
  5. Psychology, General.(17 graduates)
  6. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(15 graduates)
  7. Mathematics.(11 graduates)
  8. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(8 graduates)
  9. Political Science and Government.(8 graduates)
  10. Music.(8 graduates)
  11. History.(8 graduates)
  12. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(7 graduates)
  13. Fine and Studio Arts.(7 graduates)
  14. Marketing.(7 graduates)
  15. English Language and Literature, General.(6 graduates)
  16. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(6 graduates)
  17. Human Resources Management and Services.(6 graduates)
  18. Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services.(5 graduates)
  19. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(5 graduates)
  20. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(5 graduates)
  21. Physics.(5 graduates)
  22. Design and Applied Arts.(5 graduates)
  23. Accounting and Related Services.(5 graduates)
  24. Area Studies.(4 graduates)
  25. Information Science/Studies.(4 graduates)
  26. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.(4 graduates)
  27. Economics.(4 graduates)
  28. Philosophy.(3 graduates)
  29. Chemistry.(3 graduates)
  30. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  31. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(2 graduates)
  32. Bible/Biblical Studies.(1 graduates)
  33. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(1 graduates)
  34. Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.
  35. Engineering Physics.
  36. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
  37. Sociology.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 867 students

Admission Rate: 92.7%

Retention Rate: 77.0%

Graduation Rate: 64.7%

Student Demographics

White (74.9%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Black (6.3%)
Asian (2.4%)
Two or More (3.8%)
International (6.3%)

Gender Distribution

Men (33.2%)
Women (66.8%)

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