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Houghton College |
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Houghton College provides an academically challenging, Christ-centered education in the liberal arts and sciences to students from diverse traditions and economic backgrounds and equips them to lead and labor as scholar-servants in a changing world. |
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| County |
Allegany County, NY |
| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level |
4 or more years |
| Institution Control |
Private, non-profit |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
1,297 students
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| Part-Time Undergraduate |
71 students
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| Full-Time Graduate |
11 students
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| Part-Time Graduate |
3 students
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| Total Enrollment |
1,368 students
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| Tuition |
22990 |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
93 % |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
33 % |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$3,367 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
48% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$2,587 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
90% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$5,544 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
73% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$5,048 |
- Houghton College offers baccalaureate degrees in 48 fields and a recent $15-million gift has funded the creation of a master's degree course in music (The Greatbatch School of Music), the first master’s program at Houghton.
- Houghton provides numerous opportunities for student involvement. Campus clubs and organizations include the Boulder (yearbook), Climbing Club, Habitat for Humanity, International Student Association, and Youth for Christ, just to name a few.
- Houghton College's main campus is in the hamlet of Houghton, Allegany County, in western New York, about 65 miles southeast of Buffalo, 70 miles southwest of Rochester, and 330 miles from New York City.
- Houghton College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the Regents of the University of the State of New York, and is a member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
- Houghton College is noted as one of the Best College's in the Northeast by the Princeton Review. US News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" Guide has consistently ranked Houghton among the elite national liberal arts colleges that are the 'most selective' and 'most solid' institutions in the country.
- Profile last updated: 04/23/2008.
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