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Houston Baptist University was awarded 10 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mental health counseling/counselor.
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College Factual ranked HBU as #1,455 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, HBU is ranked at #67.
The acceptance rate at Houston Baptist University is 84%. 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 HBU is a good fit for you.
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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Houston Baptist University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Houston Baptist University is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Houston Baptist University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At HBU this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,733 undergraduates at HBU with 2,146 being full-time and 587 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,225 | $18,006 | $20,096 | $23,117 | $25,251 |
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 HBU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 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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Contact details for HBU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7502 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77074-3298 |
| Phone: | 281-649-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.hc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 149 | $79,229 |
| Business Administration & Management | 94 | $39,833 |
| General Psychology | 88 | $24,970 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 85 | NA |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 58 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 48 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 44 | $34,720 |
| General Biology | 42 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 37 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 29 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,998 students took at least one online class at Houston Baptist University. This is an increase from the 1,895 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,998 | 1,237 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,895 | 1,143 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,768 | 1,032 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,143 | 522 |
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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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