Houghton College

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• 1 Willard Ave
  Houghton , NY 14744
  (585) 567-9200
  http://www.houghton.edu
  

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  Setting

  Small town, rural setting

  Enrollment

  1,272

  Full time

  1,205

  Part time

  67

  Men full time

  419

  Women full time

  786

  Mission Statement

  Houghton College provides an academically challenging, Christ-centered education in the liberal arts and sciences to students from diverse traditions and economic backgrounds and equips them to lead and labor as scholar-servants in a changing world.

  Houghton College More Information

  Type of School

  Four or more years , Private not-for-profit

  Religious affiliation

  Wesleyan

  Highest degree offered

  Master's

  Calendar

  Semester

  Distance learning opportunities

  Yes

• Houghton College Admission Basics

  Admissions office phone number

  (800) 777-2556

  Open admission policy

  No

  Undergraduate Application fee

  $40

  Applied

  890

  Admitted

  740

  Enrolled

  256

  Admitted %

  83%

  Houghton College Admission factors

  Admission test scores

  Required

  Secondary school GPA

  Neither required nor recommended

  Secondary school rank

  Neither required nor recommended

  Secondary school record

  Required

  TOEFL

  Do not know

  Completion of college preparatory program

  Neither required nor recommended

  Recommendations

  Required

  Formal demonstration of competencies

  Neither required nor recommended

  Houghton College Admission statistics

  Students submitting SAT

  86%

  SAT 1 Verbal 25^th percentile score

  530

  SAT 1 Verbal 75^th percentile score

  650

  SAT 1 Math 25^th percentile score

  480

  SAT 1 Math 75^th percentile score

  620

  Students submitting ACT

  36%

  ACT Composite 25^th percentile score

  24

  ACT Composite 75^th percentile score

  29

  Houghton College Diversity

  American Indian/Alaskan Native

  -

  Asian/Pacific Islander

  -

  Black/Non-Hispanic

  -

  Hispanic

  -

  White/Non-Hispanic

  -

  Non-Resident Alien

  5%

  Race/ethnicity unknown

  2%

• Houghton College Cost

  In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $25,360

  Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $25,360

  Books and Supplies

  $900

  On-campus room and board

  $7,330

  Off-campus room and board

  $7,330

  Houghton College Financial Aid

  Students Receiving Aid

  100%

  Receiving Federal Grants

  38% , $4,686 on average

  Receiving Institutional Aid

  100% , $11,214 on average

  Receiving Student Loans

  91% , $6,912 on average

• Houghton College Programs & Majors

  Graduates in 2009/2010 academic year.

  Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	0	26	0
  Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Biochemistry	0	2	0
  Biology/Biological Sciences, General	0	22	0
  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Accounting	0	4	0
  Business Administration and Management, General	0	82	0
  Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	0	19	0
  Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Computer and Information Sciences, General	0	3	0
  Information Technology	0	0	0
  Education	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Elementary Education and Teaching	0	22	0
  Music Teacher Education	0	14	0
  Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	0	3	0
  Secondary Education and Teaching	0	16	0
  Social Studies Teacher Education	0	2	0
  Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0
  English Language and Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	0	18	0
  Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  French Language and Literature	0	0	0
  Spanish Language and Literature	0	1	0
  History	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  History, General	0	10	0
  Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Humanities/Humanistic Studies	0	3	0
  Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	1	0	0
  Mathematics and Statistics	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Mathematics, General	0	7	0
  Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Health and Physical Education, General	0	0	0
  Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	0	10	0
  Philosophy and Religious Studies	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Philosophy	0	7	0
  Religion/Religious Studies	0	15	0
  Physical Sciences	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Chemistry, General	0	2	0
  Physics, General	0	2	0
  Psychology	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Psychology, General	0	27	0
  Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  International Relations and Affairs	0	6	0
  Political Science and Government, General	0	9	0
  Sociology	0	2	0
  Theology and Religious Vocations	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	5	0	0
  Theology/Theological Studies	0	0	1
  Visual and Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelor	Master
  Conducting	0	0	3
  Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	0	13	0
  Music Performance, General	0	5	3
  Music Theory and Composition	0	1	1
  Music, General	0	1	1
  Music, Other	0	5	0
  Piano and Organ	0	0	0
  Voice and Opera	0	0	0

• Houghton College Deadlines

  Regular Admissions

  Regular application deadline

  No closing date

  Priority application deadline

  -

  Fall application deadline

  March 15

  SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due

  -

  SAT Subject score report due

  -

  College will notify student by

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  Student must reply to acceptance by

  May 1

  Deadline for housing deposit

  May 1

  Financial Aid

  Financial aid priority deadline

  March 1

  Financial aid deadline

  -

  College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about

  -

  Student must reply to financial aid decision by

  -

  Early Decision/Action

  Early decision deadline

  -

  College will notify student of early decision by

  -

  Early action deadline

  November 15

  College will notify student of early action by

  January 1

  Transfer Students

  Transfer priority application deadline

  March 1

  Transfer priority financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer application closing date

  August 1

  Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms

  -

  College will notify student of transfer decision by

  -

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  Houghton

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