Company description
Houghton College offers Colleges services in Houghton NY, NY area.
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- Mission
- Since 1883, Houghton College has provided a residential educational experience that integrates high-quality academic instruction with the Christian faith. Houghton is selective in admission, attracting a very capable student body from 25 countries and 40 states. The college receives widespread national recognition for the quality of its student profile, faculty, and facilities. Enrolling 1,200 full-time students, Houghton is located on a beautiful 1,300-acre campus in western New York. The college???s campus includes a 386-acre equestrian center as well as cross-country and downhill ski trails. Houghton???s campus combines classic-style architecture with state-of-the-art technology and facilities, including a campus-wide computer network and wireless Internet access. Houghton???s traditional liberal arts curriculum offers more than 40 majors and programs. Numerous study abroad programs are available, including Houghton???s own offerings in Tanzania, Eastern Europe,and London. Houghton's innovative First-Year Honors Program offers highly qualified students the opportunity to study in England or central Europe during their first year. The Science Honors Program offers an innovative problem-driven curriculum that takes an interdisciplinary approach to solving important real-world problems. There is a strong pre-professional orientation, with 30 to 35 percent of graduates moving on to graduate or professional school upon graduation. Houghton alumni can be found teaching at 175 colleges and universities around the United States and abroad.
- General Information
- Highly Selective, Small School, Protestant Affiliation, Rural, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Low, Any Cost, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Advanced Placement/CLEP, Reserve Officers - Training Corps (ROTC), Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Honor Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Radio/TV Station, Religious Organizations, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Medium
- Campus Description
- 1,300-acre campus in Houghton, 60 miles from Buffalo and 70 miles from Rochester; branch campus in West Seneca. Served by bus; major airport serves Buffalo; airport and train serve Rochester. School operates transportation to Buffalo airport.
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, SAT/ACT tests NOT required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $24,560
- Campus Setting
- Located in a rural town
- Email
- [email protected]
- Entrance Difficulty
- Moderately difficult
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- Religious Affiliation
- Wesleyan Church
- City Type
- Remote - Rural
- Selectivity
- more selective
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- Enrollment Concentration
- Traditional
- Campus Size
- Very Large
- Highest Offering
- Bachelors
- Academic Calendar
- Semester
- Control
- Private
- Highest Degree Offered
- Masters
- Application Deadline
- rolling
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $22990
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $7650
- Setting
- rural
- Graduate In State Tuition
- 10784
- Graduate Out Of State Tuition
- 10784
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 19420
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 19420
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $6930
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 82.82
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $3710
- Year Founded
- 1883
- Accredited
- true
- Typical Board Cost
- 3260
- Typical Room Cost
- 3300
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 1106
- Founded In
- 1883
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $425
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $960
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 500
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 564
- Graduate Application Fee
- $40
- International Application Fee
- $40
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 805
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 972
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $40
- Application Fee
- $40
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 39
- Percent African American
- 3
- Percent Asian
- 1
- Percent Hispanic
- 1
- Percent Native American
- 1
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.houghton.edu/
