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Huntington University is a private regional university located in Huntington, Indiana. Huntington University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Huntington University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $40,625 10 years after enrolling, 39th in Indiana, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Huntington University bachelor students earn 11% less than the national average. Huntington University is ranked 32nd in Indiana.
Huntington University’s median net annual cost of $21,825 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 6 programs at Huntington University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Business Administration, Education (subject specific), Special Education - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$21,825
Average years to graduate
4.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Huntington University - Clinical / Counseling Psych - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Huntington University is 8% higher than the state average, and 10% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Huntington University, Pell Grant recipients represent 32% of the measured graduating class, 3% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Huntington University graduates within 4.3 years.
Huntington University is in the top 50% 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.
Huntington University’s economic mobility score of 7.88 is calculated by adjusting the 6.4 economic score of lower-income students by the 32% pell grant recipients within the student body. Huntington University’s EMS of 7.88 ranks in the bottom 25% 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).
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The average Title IV recipient at Huntington University pays $21,825 a year, $17,573 less than the $39,398 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 $21,825
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Huntington University, 99% 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 $21,825 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 59% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,879. This is 5% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,008
Pell grants
$4,422
State grants
$6,708
Institutional grants
$13,203
Huntington University offers 7 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Huntington University offers 9 programs, 7 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
16
Hybrid programs
9
Percentage of programs online
20%
Huntington University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 79% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,093 applicants, of which 861 were admitted and 251 enrolled. Huntington University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
66%
59%
First time
82%
59%
In-state
64%
68%
1st generation
31%
35%
White
80%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%