Houghton College Overview

Houghton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houghton, New York. Houghton is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Houghton College Known For?

• Students at Houghton may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Houghton.
• In a recent academic period58% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Houghton bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $46,721 a year. That's about 15% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Houghton student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Houghton College?

Contact details for Houghton are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Willard Ave, Houghton, NY 14744
Phone:	585-567-9200
Website:	www.houghton.edu

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How Do I Get Into Houghton?

You can apply to Houghton online at: https://www.houghton.edu/undergraduate/houghton-ny/admission/applying/

Admission Requirements for Houghton

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Houghton?

Houghton has an acceptance rate of 77%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to Houghton submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 670. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

Houghton received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Houghton College?

The overall average net price of Houghton is $23,723. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Houghton, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,643 a year. That adds up to $30,572 over four years for those students.

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Houghton College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 870 undergraduate students at Houghton, with 807 being full-time and 63 being part-time.

There are also 32 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 807 full-time undergraduates at Houghton, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Houghton College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	30
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	610
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	88

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Houghton College. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Houghton. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, South Korea, and China.

Houghton College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	25	10	35
General Biology	0	29	0	29
General Psychology	0	22	0	22
Liberal Arts General Studies	21	0	0	21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	20	0	20
Communication & Media Studies	0	15	0	15
History	0	13	0	13
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	12	0	12
Music	0	8	4	12
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	6	0	6
Accounting	0	6	0	6
Computer Information Systems	0	6	0	6
Writing Studies	0	6	0	6
Area Studies	0	6	0	6
Mathematics	0	6	0	6
Political Science & Government	0	6	0	6
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	6	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	2	3	5
Health & Physical Education	0	5	0	5
Human Resource Management	0	4	0	4
Physics	0	4	0	4
Economics	0	4	0	4
Biblical Studies	0	4	0	4
Fine & Studio Arts	0	4	0	4
General English Literature	0	3	0	3
Design & Applied Arts	0	3	0	3
Marketing	0	2	0	2
Information Science	0	2	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	0	2	0	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	2	0	2
Electrical Engineering	0	1	0	1
Philosophy	0	1	0	1
Chemistry	0	1	0	1
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	21	236	17	274

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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