FourYearCost

Houston Christian University

Houston, TXPrivate nonprofitRank 367 of 1,732Traditional rank 249 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$27,261
684 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$24,244
1,948 recipients
The drop
$3,017
11.1% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$27,261Later years$24,244

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$17,782
$30–48k$17,020
$48–75k$20,618
$75–110k$23,711
$110k+$27,103

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$36,750
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$38,100
Change$1,350 (+3.7%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$10,816

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$32,5302018-19$33,4502019-20$34,5002020-21$35,5002021-22$36,7502022-23$38,1002023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +17.1% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$20,0892020-21$19,5152021-22$20,5302022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years50%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)69%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants59%
Freshmen taking federal loans58%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,362
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$4,102

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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Abilene Christian University$27,914$2,192
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University of the Incarnate Word$24,651$3,780

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