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Houghton University

Houghton, NY 14744Rural: RemoteUNITID 191676

Private nonprofit 4-yearBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences FocusWesleyanSpecialty: Business 20%Specialty: Visual & Performing Arts 13%Specialty: Parks, Recreation & Fitness 11%
Undergraduates
753
Graduate students
38
Admit rate
89%
Average net price
$20.5k
Graduation rate
65%
Retention rate
84%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$46.7k
Median debt
$25.3k
Student : faculty
12:1
Value score*
43th pct.
Programs offered
46
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Northeast · Middle Atlantic
Setting
Rural: Remote (rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from an urban cluster)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year, very small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
Wesleyan
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.