Houghton College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a quiet rural area.

Overview

Houghton College was founded in 1883 by Willard J. Houghton. It is a private college of liberal arts located in Houghton, New York. The main campus of the college is spread across an area of 1300 acres. The Houghton College also has campus extensions located at Adirondack Park, Australia, London, and Tanzania. The institute offers baccalaureate’s degrees in over 45 fields as well as several master’s degrees. There are various adult education programs too and opportunities of studying abroad are also provided.

Houghton College has an active student life and offers a number of clubs and organizations. Some of the popular organizations are Equestrian Club, Global Christian Fellowship, and Youth for Christ. The Student Government Association also operates actively in the college.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Wesleyan religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, mathematics, and fine arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,415 in 2009-2010 (1,380 full-time equivalent).

About 32% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 68% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 90% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Houghton College provides on-campus housing for 1,137 of its 1,380 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the American Mideast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 35 male students received the aid (men were 42% of those receiving aid) and 49 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 58% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Houghton College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (98 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (57 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FINE ARTS (14 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (61 awarded)

• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (22 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (16 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (18 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology and Religious Vocations

SCIENCE (29 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

• Psychology