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Houghton College is a private liberal arts college located in Houghton, New York. Houghton College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Houghton College is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,767 10 years after enrolling, 108th in New York, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Houghton College bachelor students earn 32% less than the national average. Houghton College is ranked 105th in New York.
Houghton College’s median net annual cost of $23,764 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Houghton College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Comms & Media Studies - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$23,764
Average years to graduate
4.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 74% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Houghton College is 8% higher than the state average, and 6% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Houghton College, Pell Grant recipients represent 35% of the measured graduating class, equal to the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Houghton College graduates within 4.3 years.
Houghton College is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Houghton College’s economic mobility score of 2.06 is calculated by adjusting the 14.58 economic score of lower-income students by the 35% pell grant recipients within the student body. Houghton College’s EMS of 2.06 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Houghton College pays $23,764 a year, $24,408 less than the $48,172 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,764
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Houghton College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,764 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 62% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,246. This is 8% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,120
Pell grants
$4,570
State grants
$2,962
Institutional grants
$21,192
Houghton College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 79% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,008 applicants, of which 797 were admitted and 204 enrolled. Houghton College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
76%
59%
In-state
65%
68%
1st generation
17%
35%
White
75%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
1%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
14%
12%