Houston Christian University

Houston Christian University is a private nonprofit college in Houston, TX. Its average net price is $19,294 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

Compare This College

Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$19,028
$30,001 to $48,000$19,950
$48,001 to $75,000$18,229
$75,001 to $110,000$25,170
$110,001 and up$25,664
$40,680Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$40,680Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$19,294Average Net Price
$13,469Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$4,777Other Expenses
62.9%Students on Pell Grants
58.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

84.4%Acceptance Rate
500 to 600SAT Reading, Middle Half
490 to 590SAT Math, Middle Half
17 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,429
8 years after entry$56,811
10 years after entry$60,634
47.9%Graduation Rate
69.3%Retention Rate
$22,021Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Houston, TXLocation
Large citySetting
2,886Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Behavioral Sciences$39,719 National median for this major n=1,960Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$52,960 National median for this major n=144Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$25,687 Small program - rough guide n=40
Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,335 Small program - rough guide n=33$24,899 Small program - rough guide n=44
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$42,366 National median for this major n=288Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,178 National median for this major n=246Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$51,037 Small program - rough guide n=46$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=77
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$38,981 Small program - rough guide n=37$24,637 Small program - rough guide n=84
Registered Nursing$85,242 n=185$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=67
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$19,218 Small program - rough guide n=54
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

Explore Further

All Colleges in Texas Accounting Behavioral Sciences Bible/Biblical Studies Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Biology Business Administration, Management and Operations Chemistry Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Communications Computer Science Computer Science Criminal Justice Design and Applied Arts Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Engineering English Language and Literature, General Film/Video and Photographic Arts Finance and Financial Management Services Graphic Communications Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General History Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services International Business Liberal Arts Marketing Mathematics Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Music Non-Professional Legal Studies Philosophy Political Science and Government Psychology Registered Nursing Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Religion/Religious Studies Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Special Education and Teaching Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Studio Art Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Teaching Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language Theological and Ministerial Studies Visual and Performing Arts, General