Houston Baptist University

7502 Fondren Rd
Houston, TX 77074-3298
(281) 649-3000
www.hbu.edu
fax:(281) 649-3340
president:Dr. Robert B. Sloan Jr.
5872 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.73 Graduation Rate 0.44
0.39 0.46

STUDENT RATIO
2171

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

 27930 | 27930

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION
2005

CLASS SIZE
24

MEDIAN ACT SCORES
Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
540

SAT MATH

525

SAT READING

505

SAT WRITING

24

ACT COMPOSITE
Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.39
0.46
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
490
540
590
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
470
525
580
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
450
505
560
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
21
24
27
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$25000

Average Monthly Payment

$278

Median Earnings

$43600

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

66%
URL Applywww.hbu.edu/apply
Application Fee
Percent Admitted (Men)0.74
Percent Admitted (Women)0.72
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment166
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.13
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.19
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.26
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.28
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.07
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.03
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid1
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6965
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates12147
Applicants Men2129
Applicants Women3743
Admissions Total4297
Admissions Men1584
Admissions Women2713
ACT English 25th percentile score20
ACT English 75th percentile score26
ACT Math 25th percentile score20
ACT Math 75th percentile score26
ACT Writing 25th percentile score6
ACT Writing 75th percentile score8
Average SAT Score1075
Median ACT English Score23
Median ACT Math Score23
ACT Median Writing Score7
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)58%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)68%
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