Houghton University
Houghton, New York
- Private nonprofit
- Rural
- 753 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 89%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,959per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 64%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,73010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Founder's Promise Scholarship is awarded to Pell-eligible students to elevate their financial aid offer to equal the cost of tuition.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 89%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1170–1375Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 26–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,959full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $34,399sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $20,616Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 64%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 84%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $52,73010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 753Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 27%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 17%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz Brooklyn, NY — admits 87%
- St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY — admits 93%
- Hilbert College Hamburg, NY — admits 97%
- Elmira College Elmira, NY — admits 77%
- Manhattanville University Purchase, NY — admits 87%
- D'Youville University Buffalo, NY — admits 81%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Houghton University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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