Houston, TX
Houston Baptist University
https://www.hbu.eduRepayment outcome
78.7%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$26,500–$59,400
middle 50% · median $43,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$19,784
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$12,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$36,095
Default rate
9.0%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Business$76,460
- Health Professions$69,770
- Education$50,201
- Theology$45,586
- Psychology$38,289
- Parks & Fitness$32,029
- Interdisciplinary$28,598
- Philosophy$24,421
- Biology$20,140
Academics
Acceptance
73.2%
Avg SAT
1,075
Enrollment
2,165
What students study
14 fields offered
Biology
17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Health Professions16.0%
- 03Business16.0%
- 04Education8.9%
- 05Psychology8.4%
- 06Visual & Performing Arts7.3%
- 07Philosophy5.4%
- 08Communications5.4%
- 09Parks & Fitness4.6%
- 10Social Sciences3.8%
- 11English & Literature1.6%
- 12Physical Sciences1.6%
- 13History1.6%
- 14Foreign Languages1.1%