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Houston Christian University

Houston Christian University
7502 Fondren Road
Houston, TX 77074


Fax number: (281) 649-3209
Website: https://hc.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,823
Full-time undergraduates: 2,153
Part-time undergraduates: 670
Total graduate students: 1,434
Full-time graduate students: 191
Part-time graduate students: 1,243
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
7.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
24.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
38.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
19.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Nonresident Alien
1.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Houston Christian University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 100 acres
Nearest major city: Houston

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 94%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 34%
Percent of students who live off campus: 66%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 125
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Baptist Student Ministry; Filipino Student Association; Nursing Student Association; American Red Cross at HCU; Ratio Christi Apologetics Organization

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and fieldyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's sand volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's sand volleyballyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; football; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; indoor track; sand volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: William P. Hobby

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