Houghton University
Add ComparisonHoughton University is a higher education institution located in Allegany County, NY. In 2023, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Houghton University were General Biological Sciences (28 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (25 degrees), and General Psychology (22 degrees).
Houghton University had a total enrollment of 1,014 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Houghton University is 841 students and the part-time enrollment is 173. This means that 82.9% of students enrolled at Houghton University are enrolled full-time.
Students enrolled at Houghton University in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (50.1%), followed by White Male (25.3%) and Black or African American Female (4.74%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (63.6%), followed by White Male (13.6%) and Two or More Races Female (9.09%).
The total enrollment at Houghton University in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,014 students. The full-time enrollment at Houghton University is 841 and the part-time enrollment is 173. This means that 82.9% of students enrolled at Houghton University are enrolled full-time compared with N/A% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.
This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Houghton University (in red) compares to similar universities.
In N/A, N/A N/A women than men received degrees from Houghton University. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Houghton University is white (216 degrees awarded). There were 13.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (16 degrees).
The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Houghton University is General Biological Sciences (28 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (25 degrees) and General Psychology (22 degrees).
In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Houghton University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are History (13 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (6 degrees), and Theology (10 degrees).
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Houghton University are Physicians (417,960 people), Other managers (185,345 people), Postsecondary teachers (154,482 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (151,343 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (136,217 people).
The most specialized majors at Houghton University in 2023 are History (13 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (6 degrees), Theology (10 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (17 degrees), and Biology (35 degrees) (as of 2023).
The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Houghton University are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Podiatrists, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Media and communication workers, all other
The most specialized majors at Houghton University are History (13 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (6 degrees), Theology (10 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (17 degrees), and Biology (35 degrees) (as of 2023).
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Houghton University are Elementary & secondary schools (5,586,329 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,275,256 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (2,452,532 people), Computer Systems Design (2,343,824 people), and Construction (1,303,670 people).
The most specialized majors at Houghton University are History (13 degrees awarded), Cultural & Gender Studies (6 degrees), Theology (10 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (17 degrees), and Biology (35 degrees) (as of 2023).
The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Houghton University is Female and Hispanic or Latino (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, N/A students have the highest graduation rate (N/A%).
The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.
The most common race/ethnicity at Houghton University is white (216 degrees awarded). There were 13.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (16 degrees).
4.01% of degree recipients (11 students) did not report their race.
The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Houghton University is white female (134 degrees awarded). There were 1.63 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (82 degrees).
Houghton University has an endowment valued at nearly $69.4M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 649k (0.935%) compared to the 4.79% average return (2.46M on 51.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.
In 2023, Houghton University had a total salary expenditure of 31.9M. N/A Most academics at Houghton University are Male Professor (19), Male Assistant professor (9), and Female Professor (7).
This line chart shows how the endowment at Houghton University (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.
The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.
In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Houghton University was Male Professor with 19 employees, Male Assistant professor with 9 employees, and Female Professor with 7 employees.
This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Houghton University.
