unitid 191676 · Houghton, NY · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (remote)
Houghton University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,008
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
89%
78th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
753
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
65%
finish within 150% time
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$31,143
25th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,519
after aid, aided students
39th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$46,721
after entry, Title IV students
33rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,250
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $19,147 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k20%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $60,483
- First-generation students
- 17%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $18,430
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. | 29 | — | $28,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 25 | — | $21,450 |
| Psychology, General. | 22 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 21 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 20 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 15 | — | — |
| History. | 13 | — | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 12 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 10 | — | — |
| Music. | 8 | — | — |
| Area Studies. | 6 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 6 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.