Houston Baptist University in Houston
Houston, TX
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Overview
Average Annual Cost
Average annual cost includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, minus the average grant/scholarship aid. Separate metrics have calculated for different institutions depends on calendar system and sector of the establishment (public or private).
The Houston Baptist University is a private and academic-year institution, so it’s net price represents an average of all programs and includes only undergraduates who first enrolled in the fall term and receive Title IV aid. The total cost of attendance depends on whether undergraduates live on campus, off campus (not with family), or off campus (with family).
ABOVE AVERAGE
By Family Income
Depending on the federal state, or institutional grant and available, Houston Baptist University students in your income bracket may pay more of less than the overall average costs.
| Family Income | Average cost |
|---|---|
| $0 - $30,000 | $17,670 |
| $30,001 - $48,000 | $19,567 |
| $48,001 - $75,000 | $21,641 |
| $75,001 - $110,000 | $22,722 |
| $110,001+ | $23,230 |
Admission considerations
Required:
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Secondary school record
- Admission test scores
- Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Recommended:
Neither required nor recommended:
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendations
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Finance
Charges:
Typical room charge for academic year: 4505
Typical board charge for academic year: -
Combined charge for room and board: -
Percent of students with financial aid
Types of financial aids
2151 of Houston Baptist University undergraduate students were awarded with some type of financial aid, it’s 94 percents of all undergraduate students. This makes Houston Baptist University number 39 in the amount of financial aid awarded to students among all educational institutions in Texas.
Students at Houston Baptist University awarded 5 types of loans or aids, the biggest percent of students received a federal, state, local or institutional grant aid.
Salary After Attending
According to College Scorecard Data from U.S. Department of Education
Students services
Career
Academic/career counseling service
Employment services for students
Living & meal
Full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking students required to live on campus
Institution provide on-campus housing
Institution provides board or meal plan
Veteran Services Available
Yellow Ribbon Program
Disability services
Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities
Undergraduate programs or courses are offered via distance education
Graduate programs or courses are offered via distance education
Alternative tuition plans
Any alternative tuition plans offered by institution
Tuition payment plan
Tuition payment plan - a program that allows tuition to be paid in installments spread out over an agreed upon period of time, sometimes without interest or finance charges.
Special learning opportunities
Here are the learning opportunities available in Houston Baptist University.
ROTC
ROTC - Army
ROTC - Navy
ROTC - Air Force
Study abroad
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Teacher certification: approved by the state for initial certification or licensure of teachers
ROTC - Reserve Officers' Training Corps, a college program offering scholarships for training commissioned officers covering college tuition.
Study abroad - programs and arrangements providing students a possibility to complete part of the college program studying in another country.
Teacher certifications programs are designed to prepare students to meet the requirements for certification as teachers in elementary, middle/junior high, and secondary schools.
Athletic associations
- Member of National Athletic Association
- Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- NCAA/NAIA member for football
- NCAA/NAIA member for basketball
- NCAA/NAIA member for baseball
- NCAA/NAIA member for cross country/track
Graduation Rate
Houston Baptist University graduation rate is below the national average.
44% of full-time students enrolled for the first time to Houston Baptist University completed the education program and got a degree in 150 percent of the expected time of completion.
The graduation rate value includes only programs that were completed less than six years for four-year degrees or less than three years for two-year degrees.
Graduation rate is the percentage of institution’s new-entering, first-time, first-year undergraduate students who complete their program within 150% of the published time for the program. Graduation rate excludes a huge number of students. This index doesn’t take into account students of nontraditional enrollments - part-time students, students who enroll mid-year, and who transfer from one institution to another. So graduation rate alone can create a misleading perception. Completion rate in the form of total number of students receiving any types of awards/degrees creates a complete picture. Combining this data with graduation rate is a better way to compare institutions.
Applying information
Admission considerations
Required:
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Secondary school record
- Admission test scores
- Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Recommended:
Neither required nor recommended:
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendations
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Acceptance Rate
The percentage of students given offers out of all those that applied.
In comparison to National Average
Houston Baptist University acceptance rate is below national average.
In comparison to state Average
Average acceptance rate for institutions in state is 70%, so acceptance rate value is below state average for 34%.
BELOW AVERAGE
In comparison to an average acceptance rate in of colleges in $20k - $30k price range
Average acceptance rate for all institutions in state in the same net price range is 71%, so Houston Baptist University acceptance rate value is below state net price average for 35%.
BELOW AVERAGE
Admissions yield
Total
Full time
Part time
Retention rate
Full-time retention rate
Part-time retention rate
The Houston Baptist University full-time retention rate is 70% and part-time retention rate is 0%.
Retention rate is the percentage of the institution's first-time first-year undergraduate students who continue at that institution the next year. E.g., full-time students who study in the fall semester and continue studying in the same program next fall semester are counted in the retention rate.
Retention rate is an important index: if it is high, it shows that school offers quality curriculum, pleasant student environments and cultures as more students choose to continue their studies.
SAT/ACT scores
SAT scores
Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking Houston Baptist University students submitting SAT scores
Composite SAT Range (25th - 75th):
960 - 1150
SAT Range by section (25th - 75th)
Critical Reading: 470 - 580
Math: 490 - 570
Writing: 0 - 0
SAT Test Score Range
ACT scores
Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking Houston Baptist University students submitting ACT scores
Composite ACT Range (25th - 75th):
20 - 26
ACT Range by section (25th - 75th)
English: 20 - 25
Math: 19 - 25
Writing: 0 - 0
ACT Test Score Range
SAT Score Converter
The new SAT is scored out of 1600 after the adjustments made in 2016. The old SAT was scored out of 2400. If you took an old SAT, you can convert your score to the new SAT score using the SAT Score Converter.
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For the High School Class of 2016:
Most students in the Class of 2016 will take the old SAT, and most colleges will convert new SAT scores to old SAT scores.
For the High School Class of 2017:
Most students in the Class of 2017 will take the new SAT, and most colleges will convert old SAT scores to new SAT scores.
Student Body
The student-to-faculty ratio at Houston Baptist University is 16:1, that means that for every 16 students the institution has one professor, lecturer or specialist with a degree in education. Lower student-to-faculty ratio is better - it means that professors can dedicate more time and attention to each student.
Men/Women
Percent of international students
Race/ethnicity breakdown
Students enrollment in distance education
In Houston Baptist University the biggest percent of students are enrolled in on-campus courses.
Distance education location breakdown
Here are the students enrolled exclusively in distance education courses at Houston Baptist University and grouped by their location. Distance education courses are the most popular for students located in Texas.
Campus Safety
The percentage of crimes on Main Campus
The campus located by 7502 Fondren Rd. address in Houston, Texas.
Main Campus in comparison of all branches in the US. It is calculated as the average percent of crimes yearly by five years of data for every campus, based on an overall number of students studying there. The branch is a part of Houston Baptist University with 0.41% of maximum crimes a year. The most often crimes detected on Main Campus are burglary, motor vehicle theft, and robbery.
Academic Programs
Number of degree programs offered
This is the middle number of programs in comparison with other 83 universities in Harris county, with one of the highest number of Bachelor's degree. Houston Baptist University is one of the few institutions in Harris that offers a Master's degree program.
Number of degree programs offered via distance education
There are 9 distance learning programs that are offered in the Houston Baptist University: 9 are for Master's degree.
Note, that programs offered via distance education might be entirely online as well as partially online and require on-campus meetings. So explore each program to make sure you can commit.
Total credit/contact hours
Here you can find the data on instructional activity in measured in total credit and/or contact hours delivered by institutions during a 12-month period. Also we shown the Texas state average data to help you compare.
Houston Baptist University provides coursework for undergraduate students and graduate students.
In 2014-2015 academic year estimated full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment was 2176 students with 65283 сredit hours for 12-month instructional activity period. The enrollment for graduates was 625 with 14992 credit hours.
TOP 5 Popular Majors
The most popular majors counted as percentage breakdown of degrees awarded in every single discipline in Houston Baptist University
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Student Reviews and Ratings for Houston Baptist University
Overall Rating:
“Spoke” to someone in admissions about applying. Unprofessional and understaffed. I’ll take my hard earned money elsewhere.
Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™How is it that we pay this school well over $30k a year and they can not even provide us with and IV supply or any other lab supply for that matter? The lab is complete chaos. You walk in and it is a disgusting mess. We have to pay so much money for everything. For what?
Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™I'm reading that people are giving flak about HBU's Nursing School and a little bit about one of the engineering professors. I cannot speak for those two colleges of HBU, but I know that my experience in the mathematics department, biology, chemistry, and physics department have been overall positive. I think it's important that those who spoke about the nursing school spoke out about their experiences.As for a perspective on the liberal arts side of HBU, I have some limited experience--but my experiences have been mostly positive as well. The Spanish classes can be fun if you want to take them as electives and useful for any career or job in Houston, especially. The Greek/Latin/Hebrew classes are also interesting for those who are more inclined to reading ancient manuscripts out of curiosity.Regarding the psychology department of HBU, I really love the psychology department at HBU. Looking at PubMed, I noticed that we have some papers published from our psychology department.There's also the occasional Friday night Improv shows in Mabee Theater (usually in Mabee Theater, a few times on the rooftop of Hodo) around 9 pm--just be sure to check on HBU's website or Sunday emails.HBU is growing, and I'm hoping to see how it grows over time. The recent critical reviews are important for voicing their experiences--I agree--but there are still a lot of other parts of this university that's worth appreciating (e.g., the psychology department, the Improv shows on Friday nights) and you can be a part of helping HBU grow.
Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™This nursing school is honestly a joke they charge nearly $16k a semester for us to teach ourselves. For lab we were forced to watch YOUTUBE VIDEOS on how to do certain skills and then practice on dummies with no instructions from professor. Also the fact that we learned to put in IVs and they school can’t afford to supply us with fake blood to ensure we are doing it right blows my mind. We’ve already had a few exams and the only thing we covered in class was the syllabus. Absolutely unbelievable.
Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™Terrible school. I attended here and it is nearly impossible for anyone to pick up and return my phone call in the financial department. I’ve called 5 times and left 5 detailed messages about a urgent matter and have still not received a call back.
Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™Location & Website
Address: 7502 Fondren Rd
Place:
Religious affiliation: Southern Baptist
Calendar system: Semester
General Phone Number: +2816493000
Institution is active in current year: 1
Institution's internet website address: hbu.edu
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Online application: Go to the page
Net price calculator: Go to the page
Veterans and Military Service members tuition policies: Go to the page
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