Houston Christian University
Houston, Texas · Private · 2,886 undergraduates · hc.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
84%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
990 to 1190
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$65,390Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Houston Christian University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
84% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$65,390
a year in 2027-28, from a $65,390 sticker price
What to do with your 1090
Send your score
About 62% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 990, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted (freshman page lists SAT 1070, ACT 21 or CLT 69 benchmarks).
Source: Test Optional Policy | Houston Christian University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Aug1Rolling admission · August 1, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
84%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 990 to 1190
Reading and Writing 500 to 600
Math 490 to 590
ACT composite 17 to 24
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$65,390
a year
- Tuition$44,350
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$19,028
- $30,001 to $48,000$19,950
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,229
- $75,001 to $110,000$25,170
- Over $110,000$25,664
Financial aidEstimate
68%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$28,870
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
22 of 22
Earn credit with a score of 3
17 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,440Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1404 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 2154 and 2354 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 1434 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 8 | MATH 1434, 1451 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 1451 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 1451,1452 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1404 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 2115 & 2315 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1313, 1323 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 2360 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1313 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1313, 1323 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | FREN 1314, 1324, 2314 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | FREN 1314, 1324, 2314, 2324 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | GERM 1314, 1324, 2314 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | GERM 1314, 1324, 2314, 2324 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LATN 1311, 1312 |
| Latin | 4 | 9 | LATN 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Latin | 5 | 12 | LATN 1311, 1312, 2311, 4301 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2312 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2311 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1416 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 1313 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | SPAN 1314, 1324, 2314 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 1314, 1324, 2314, 2324 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 12 | SPAN 1314, 1324, 2314, 2324 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | PSYC 2301 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 2313 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 2313 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 2313, 2323 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2311 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 2311, 2312 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
48%
Come back for a second year
69%
Typical earnings
$60,634
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Houston Christian University$95,212
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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