Houston Christian University
Houston Christian University admitted 84% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 990–1190 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $19,294 a year. Within six years, 48% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 84%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 990–1190
- ACT middle 50%
- 17–24
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $51,936 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $19,294 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $19,028 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $40,680 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 48%
- Students who return for a second year
- 69%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $60,634 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,021
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,886
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 63%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 16%
- Psychology
- 14%
- Health professions
- 10%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 10%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Purdue University Fort Wayne IN · 84% admitted
- University of Mount Saint Vincent NY · 85% admitted
- Indiana University-Southeast IN · 85% admitted
- East Tennessee State University TN · 86% admitted
- University of Connecticut-Stamford CT · 83% admitted
- Central College IA · 86% admitted
More colleges in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- University of Houston TX · 74% admitted
- Texas State University TX · 89% admitted
- University of North Texas TX · 72% admitted
- Texas Tech University TX · 73% admitted
- The University of Texas at Arlington TX · 80% admitted
- The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.