Houghton College

1 Willard Ave
Houghton, NY 14744
(585) 567-9200
www.houghton.edu
fax:(585) 567-9610
president:Shirley A Mullen
807 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.91 Graduation Rate 0.74
0.71 0.75

STUDENT RATIO

1081

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

27728 | 27728

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

1023

CLASS SIZE

25

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
548

SAT MATH

560

SAT READING

535

SAT WRITING

25

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.71
0.75
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
490
548
605
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
490
560
630
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
470
535
600
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
21
25
28
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$23500

Average Monthly Payment

$261

Median Earnings

$39200

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

56%
URL Applywww.houghton.edu/admission/applying/
Application Fee40
Percent Admitted (Men)0.92
Percent Admitted (Women)0.9
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment58
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.84
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.01
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid1
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates8381
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates10402
Applicants Men271
Applicants Women536
Admissions Total735
Admissions Men250
Admissions Women485
ACT English 25th percentile score20
ACT English 75th percentile score28
ACT Math 25th percentile score20
ACT Math 75th percentile score27
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1113
Median ACT English Score24
Median ACT Math Score24
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)68%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)93%
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