60%
Graduation Rate
21%
Transfer-out Rate
81%
Retention Rate
At Houghton University, the graduation rate is 60 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 81 %, and the transfer-out rate is 21 %, as of August 31, 2023.
Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 67.46% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 167 students out of 277 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Houghton University.
By gender, 68 male and 99 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
Total | 277 | 167 | 60.29% |
Men | 115 | 68 | 59.13% |
Women | 162 | 99 | 61.11% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Houghton University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 37.50%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 30.77%
- Hispanic: 50.00%
- White: 67.20%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 55.56%
- Unknown: 40.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
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Asian | 37.50%(3/8) |
40.00%(2/5) |
33.33%(1/3) |
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Black (Non-Hispanic) | 30.77%(4/13) |
40.00%(2/5) |
25.00%(2/8) |
---|
Hispanic | 50.00%(2/4) |
- |
50.00%(2/4) |
---|
White | 67.20%(127/189) |
67.53%(52/77) |
66.96%(75/112) |
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
---|
Two or More Race | 55.56%(10/18) |
50.00%(6/12) |
66.67%(4/6) |
---|
Unknown | 40.00%(4/10) |
33.33%(2/6) |
50.00%(2/4) |
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Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Houghton, the transfer-out rate is 21.30%. Its transfer-out rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 17.60%.
Houghton's retention rate is 81% for full-time students and 100 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 80.87%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Houghton University, 17 of 33 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 43.39%.