Houston Christian University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Houston Christian University

Houston Christian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Houston, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,886 students of which 3,537 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Houston Christian University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 84.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,084 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,629, with published in-state tuition of $39,430 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,642, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 49.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.3%. Graduates earn a median of $55,933 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,595 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 103700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.