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Houghton University

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Houghton, NYSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

88.7%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

1170–1375

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$17,290

Undergrad Enrollment

867

Applicants

1,068

Yield Rate

23.7%

Student:Faculty

13:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$20,519/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $82,076 over four years.

What grads earn

$45,134/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$41,821 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

67% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

28%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Houghton University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$19,147
$30–48k$18,503
$48–75k$19,312
$75–110k$19,974
Over $110k$22,424

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

67%

Completion · all

73%

Completion · Pell

77%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

76%

Median debt

$25,250

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
1,068
Admitted
99092.7%
Enrolled
23524% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1
Rape1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation51% / 49%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball44Basketball21Soccer31Tennis9Track & Field60Volleyball17

Women's

Basketball13Field Hockey21Soccer25Softball12Tennis9Track & Field78Volleyball16

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Elementary Education and Teaching17 grads
Psychology, General15 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric14 grads
Business Administration and Management, General12 grads
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies9 grads
Art/Art Studies, General8 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General8 grads
Physics, General6 grads
Music, Other6 grads
History, General6 grads

4yr Grad Rate

57%

6yr Grad Rate

65%

Retention Rate

84%

Median Earnings

$46,721