unitid 225399 · Houston, TX · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Houston Christian University
- enrollment 2023
- 5,455
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
84%
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,886
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
56%
undergrads on Pell grants
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
49%
finish within 150% time
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$50,082
55th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,629
after aid, aided students
40th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$55,933
after entry, Title IV students
60th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$22,642
36th 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 $17,933 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
- 0-30k33%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k13%
- 110k+17%
- Median family income
- $38,544
- First-generation students
- 36%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,430
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 84 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 80 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 76 | $94,329 | $25,394 |
| Psychology, General. | 64 | $53,568 | $25,500 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | 57 | $44,573 | $31,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 41 | $44,049 | $21,000 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 40 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 40 | $110,445 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 34 | $61,591 | $23,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 29 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 28 | — | $26,667 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 26 | $60,722 | — |
— 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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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.