Houston Christian University
Houston, Texas · Also known as HCU · Website
$55,933
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,933
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Houston Christian University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Houston, Texas with 2,886 undergraduates and 1,377 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,629 a year (tuition and fees $39,430). It admits 84% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,933 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,642 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,629
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$39,430
US median $11,837
Admission rate
84%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,642
About $240 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,933
Rank 1,031 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
- $20,629
- Tuition and fees
- $39,430
- Cost of attendance
- $50,082
- Students with a need-based grant
- 56%
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,933
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,998
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,803
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,079
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,640
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 $29,800 in 2015-16 to $39,430 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
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1,084
- SAT reading, middle
- 580
- SAT math, middle
- 565
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 2,886
- Graduate students
- 1,377
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 95
- Endowment
- $138.0M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, 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 1,031 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,629 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $39,430 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 84% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,642 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,595 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,933 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
95 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 84 | Withheld | $34,087 | Withheld | $59,571 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 80 | Withheld | $98,096 | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $21,750 | $79,229 | $93,475 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $24,250 | $24,970 | $53,021 | $50,706 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $28,333 | Withheld | $54,696 | $50,532 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $19,910 | $34,720 | $45,718 | $54,562 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 40 | $41,000 | $51,968 | $59,295 | $61,300 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 40 | $47,848 | $69,641 | $98,858 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $23,500 | $39,833 | $53,464 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 29 | $47,833 | $66,467 | $75,052 | $64,711 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $26,667 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 26 | $38,564 | $57,651 | $60,834 | $63,399 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $87,441 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | $33,850 | $66,397 | $79,024 | $83,558 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,490 | $69,303 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $20,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 12 | $27,333 | $63,989 | $71,086 | $71,685 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,079 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Houston Christian University cost?
$20,629 a year is the average net price at Houston Christian University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $39,430, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,082. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,933 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Houston Christian University?
84% of applicants are admitted to Houston Christian University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,084 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Houston Christian University graduates earn?
$55,933 a year is the median pay of former Houston Christian University students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,595 after 6 years). That ranks 1,031 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $98,096.
How much student debt do Houston Christian University graduates have?
$22,642 is the median federal student loan debt of Houston Christian University graduates, about $240 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 59% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Houston Christian University?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Houston Christian University finish within 6 years. 69% 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 Houston Christian University?
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (84 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (80 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (76 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 95 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.