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Houston Baptist University Overview

Located in Houston, Texas, Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Houston Baptist University Known For?

530 Undergraduate Awards

$28,770 Avg Cost After Aid

84% Acceptance Rate

The highest award offered at HBU is the doctor's degree.
In a recent academic period49% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from HBU with a bachelor's degree make about $55,933 a year. That's 37% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Houston Baptist University?

Contact details for HBU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7502 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77074-3298
Phone:	281-649-3000
Website:	www.hc.edu

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How Do I Get Into HBU?

You can apply to HBU online at: https://www.hc.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for HBU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into HBU?

84% Acceptance Rate

65% Of Accepted Are Women

21% Submit SAT Scores

With an acceptance rate of 84%, HBU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to HBU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 610.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Houston Baptist University ( 530 to 620 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Houston Baptist University ( 530 to 610 )

200

800

HBU received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Houston Baptist University ( 20 to 28 )

ACT Composite Scores for Houston Baptist University ( 22 to 26 )

Can I Afford Houston Baptist University?

$28,770 Net Price

59% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of HBU is $28,770. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At HBU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,358 a year. That adds up to $25,432 over four years for those students.

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Houston Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,146 Full-Time Undergraduates

66% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 2,733 undergraduate students at HBU, with 2,146 being full-time and 587 being part-time.

There are also 1,230 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,146 full-time undergraduates at HBU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Houston Baptist University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	216
Black or African American	392
Hispanic or Latino	825
White	440
International Students	114
Other Races/Ethnicities	159

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Houston Baptist University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 51 countries are represented at HBU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, China, and India.

Houston Baptist University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	76	0	80	0	156
General Psychology	0	64	0	29	0	93
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	84	3	87
Business Administration & Management	0	34	0	40	0	74
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	57	0	0	0	57
Health & Physical Education	0	41	0	7	0	48
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	1	0	40	0	41
General Biology	0	28	0	0	0	28
Educational Administration	0	0	0	12	16	28
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	26	0	26
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	21	0	0	0	21
Human Resource Management	0	0	1	19	0	20
Marketing	0	18	0	0	0	18
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	17	0	0	0	17
Finance & Financial Management	0	15	0	0	0	15
Fine & Studio Arts	0	3	0	12	0	15
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	13	0	13
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	13	0	0	0	13
Accounting	0	12	0	0	0	12
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	8	0	4	0	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	12	0	0	0	12
Entrepreneurial Studies	4	0	0	6	0	10
Writing Studies	0	2	0	8	0	10
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	1	0	0	8	0	9
Music	0	9	0	0	0	9
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	8	0	0	0	8
Religious Studies	0	8	0	0	0	8
Chemistry	0	8	0	0	0	8
Computer Science	0	7	0	0	0	7
History	0	4	0	3	0	7
International Business	0	6	0	0	0	6
Communication & Media Studies	0	6	0	0	0	6
General Engineering	0	6	0	0	0	6
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	6	0	0	0	6
Biblical Studies	0	6	0	0	0	6
Health Sciences & Services	0	5	0	0	0	5
Design & Applied Arts	0	5	0	0	0	5
Multilingual Education	0	4	0	0	0	4
Philosophy	0	0	0	4	0	4
Electrical Engineering	0	3	0	0	0	3
General English Literature	0	3	0	0	0	3
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	0	1	0	2	0	3
Romance Languages	0	3	0	0	0	3
Human Development & Family Studies	0	2	0	0	0	2
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	2	0	2
Behavioral Science	0	0	0	2	0	2
Political Science & Government	0	2	0	0	0	2
Missionary Studies	0	0	2	0	0	2
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	2	0	2
General Business/Commerce	1	0	0	0	0	1
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	1	0	1
Student Counseling	0	0	0	1	0	1
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0	1	0	1
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6	524	3	406	19	958

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.

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