Houston Christian University
2025-26
The 2025-26 Common Data Set for Houston Christian University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jul 17, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.
Acceptance Rate
229.8%
Applications
4,428
Admitted
10,174
Enrolled
1,001
SAT Composite
980-1090
SAT Math
470-540
SAT Reading
500-550
ACT Composite
20-22
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$55,933
10 yrs after enrollment
49%
6-year completion
$20,629
sticker minus grants
$22,642
federal loans only
The numbers, as published
133numbers from this report.
First-Time, First-Year Admission
4 TABLESTotal first-time, first-year who were admitted165
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled43
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted132
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted132
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted10,174
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled1,001
ACT Composite: Total100
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:-
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Number of early decision applications received by your institution202
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan4
Transfer Admission
2 TABLESList any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:2.00 2.00 Additional requirements may be required by specific majors Additional requirements may be required by specific majors -
Student Life
1 TABLECampus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Marching bandX
Music ensemblesX
OperaX
Pep bandX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Annual Expenses
2 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://hc.edu/tuition-aid/calculator/
Financial Aid
2 TABLESIf your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Common Data Set 2025-2026 I. INST RUCTIONAL FACULT Y AND CLASS SIZE I-1. Please r eport the n umber o f instructional f aculty members in each category for F all 2 025. Include faculty who are on you r institution’s payroll on the censu s date your institution uses for IPED S/AA UP. The following d efinit io n of fu ll- time instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Profes sors (AAUP) in its annual Fac ulty Compensation Survey (the part time definitions are not used by AAUP). Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Use the chart below to determine inclusions and exclus ions: Full-time Part-t im e Include o nly Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty w ho are not if they teach A paid (e.g., those who donate th eir services or are in the military), or research- Excludeone or more only faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre- doctoral fellows non- clin ica l credit courses Include if Adm in istrative officers wit h titles such as dean of students, librar ian, registrar, they teach B coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their time to Exclude one or more classroom instruction and may have faculty status non- clin ica l credit courses C Other administrators/staff w ho teach one or more non- c lin ical cred it courses Exclude Include even though they do not have faculty status D Undergraduate or graduate students w ho assist in the instruction of courses, Exclude Exclude but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like E Faculty on sabbatical or lea ve with pay Include Exclude F Faculty on le ave without pay Exclude Exclude G Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave w ith pay Exclude Include )ull tiPe instUuctional Iacult\: faculty employed on a full- t im e b asis for instruction (inc lud in g those wit h released time for research) 3a Ut tiPe instUuctional Iacult\: Adjunc ts and other ins tructors being paid s olely for part-time classroom instr uction. Also includes full-time faculty teaching less than two s emesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four -month sessions. Employees who are not consider ed full- time instruction faculty but who teach one or mor e non- clinical credit courses may be counted as part-time faculty. 0inoUit\ Iacult\: includes faculty who designate themselves as Black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian, N ative Haw aiian or other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic. 'octoUate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of J uridical Science, and Doctor of Public Health in any field such as arts, sciences, education, engineering, business, and public administration. Also inclu de s terminal degr ees former ly designated as “first professional,” including dentistry (DD S or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medic ine (DO), phar macy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiroprac tic (DC or DC M), or law (JD ). 7eUPinal PasteU¶s GeJUee: a master ’s degr ee that is considered the highest degree in a field: example, M. Arch (in architecture) and MFA ( master of fine arts in art or theater). Common Data Set 2025-2026 Full-tim e Pa rt -time Total A Total number of instructional faculty 136 237 373 B Total number w ho are members of minority gr oups 48 65 113 C Total number w ho ar e women 61 111 172 D Total number w ho ar e men 75 126 201 E Total number who are nonresidents (international) 6 3 9 F Total number wit h doctor ate, or other terminal degr ee 105 131 236 G Total number w hose highes t degree is a master’s but not a 11 94 105 terminal master’s H Total number w hose highes t degr ee is a bac helor ’s 3 5 8 I Total number w hose highes t degree is unknow n or other (Note: 0 3 3 Items f , g, h, and i must sum up to item a.) J Total number in stand- alone graduate/professional programs in 0 which faculty teach virtually only graduate- level students I-2. 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Instructional Faculty And Class Size
2 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio17
based on ____ students3,742
and ____ faculty215