by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Houghton College was awarded 12 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is human resource management.
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College Factual ranked Houghton as #1,739 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
The acceptance rate at Houghton College is 79%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Houghton is a good fit for you.
About 28% 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 540 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 630.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Houghton it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Houghton College is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Houghton College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Houghton for first-time, full-time students is 66%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Houghton College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 870 undergraduates at Houghton with 807 being full-time and 63 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $26,519 | $20,548 | $20,998 | $22,845 | $24,896 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Houghton, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Houghton, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $9,246 a year. That adds up to $36,984 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Houghton is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of 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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/HoughtonCollege/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/HoughtonCollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 36 | $33,411 |
| General Biology | 30 | NA |
| General Psychology | 20 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 19 | $23,222 |
| Area Studies | 12 | $16,932 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 9 | NA |
| Mathematics | 8 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 8 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 8 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 8 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 209 students took at least one online class at Houghton College. This is a decrease from the 280 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 209 | 91 |
| 2019-2020 | 280 | 135 |
| 2018-2019 | 176 | 73 |
| 2017-2018 | 62 | 62 |
| 2016-2017 | 81 | 43 |
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Footnotes
*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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