Houghton College Computer Science Programs

Houghton College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Houghton, New York. The rural area surrounding Houghton is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

Where Is Houghton College?

Contact details for Houghton are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Willard Ave, Houghton, NY 14744
Phone:	585-567-9200
Website:	www.houghton.edu

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How Do I Get Into Houghton?

You can apply to Houghton online at: https://www.houghton.edu/undergraduate/houghton-ny/admission/applying/

Admission Requirements for Houghton

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Houghton?

The acceptance rate at Houghton College is 77%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to Houghton submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 670. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

Houghton received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Houghton College?

The overall average net price of Houghton is $23,723. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Houghton, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $9,246 a year. That adds up to $36,984 over four years for those students.

Houghton College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 863 undergraduate students at Houghton, with 807 being full-time and 56 being part-time.

There are also 32 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 807 full-time undergraduates at Houghton, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Houghton College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	18
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	591
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	85

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Houghton College. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Houghton. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at Houghton College

In 2022-2023, 323 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Houghton has changed over the last few years.

Houghton College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Information Science	2	2
General Computer & Information Sciences	1	1
TOTAL	3	3

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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