Heritage Christian University
Florence, Alabama · Website
$42,597
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,597
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Heritage Christian University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Florence, Alabama with 75 undergraduates and 85 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,426 a year (tuition and fees $11,982). It admits 90% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $42,597 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,426
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$11,982
US median $11,837
Admission rate
90%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$42,597
Rank 2,289 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,426
- Tuition and fees
- $11,982
- Cost of attendance
- $20,909
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.6%
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,833
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,020
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $9,792 in 2015-16 to $11,982 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1,020
- Undergraduates
- 75
- Graduate students
- 85
- Part-time students
- 60%
- Women
- 13%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 0%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 4
- Endowment
- $15.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,289 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 69 in Alabama (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,426 | $15,258 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,982 | $9,862 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 90% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 42% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 0% | 67% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $21,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $32,851 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,597 | $39,842 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years.
Programs
4 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Heritage Christian University cost?
$15,426 a year is the average net price at Heritage Christian University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,982, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $20,909.
What is the acceptance rate at Heritage Christian University?
90% of applicants are admitted to Heritage Christian University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,020. The median admission rate of colleges in Alabama is 77%.
How much do Heritage Christian University graduates earn?
$42,597 a year is the median pay of former Heritage Christian University students who work, 10 years after they started. That ranks 2,289 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 69 in Alabama.
What is the graduation rate at Heritage Christian University?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Heritage Christian University finish within 6 years. 0% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Heritage Christian University?
Theological and Ministerial Studies (13 master's graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (10 bachelor's graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (1 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 4 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.