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Houghton University

Houghton, NY · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$20,519
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$18,430
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
65.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$46,721
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$31,143
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$18,430
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$18,430
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$11,360
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$8,000
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,000
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00019,147
$30,001–48,00018,503
$48,001–75,00019,312
$75,001–110,00019,974
$110,001+22,424

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
65.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
61.7%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
84.0%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$36,376
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$46,721
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$25,250
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$267.69
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
76.3%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $46,721 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
88.7%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,284
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
26–31
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
753
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
12:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
17.0%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
28.5%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
47.8%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$60,483
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White76%
Hispanic2%
Black5%
Asian1%
Two or more races3%
Nonresident / international7%

Other Four-year institutions in NY

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy for Jewish ReligionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Adelphi UniversityNot reported67.2%$75,482
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesNot reported67.5%$131,426
Albany Law SchoolNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albany Medical CollegeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albert Einstein College of MedicineNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Alfred UniversityNot reported57.0%$54,897
American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNot reported71.6%$26,975
Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsNot reported77.5%$17,686
Bais Binyomin AcademyNot reported8.3%Not reported
Bais Medrash ElyonNot reported0.0%Not reported
Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkNot reported71.4%Not reported

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$60,393$68,257$21,450
Communication and Media Studies.$45,134$56,359Not reported
Psychology, General.$37,822$50,706Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$31,881$44,125Not reported
Information Science/Studies.Not reported$85,294Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Not reported$47,382Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Not reported$51,389Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.Not reported$42,259Not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Engineering Physics.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Not reported$55,000Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reported$48,471Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biology, General.Not reported$57,214$28,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Not reported$65,466Not reported
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.Not reported$48,842Not reported
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.Not reported$50,532Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10