Houston Baptist University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Houston Baptist University, also known as HBU, is located in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1960 by the action of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

The college campus covers an area of nearly 100 acres of land. HBU offers graduate and undergraduate programs in the following colleges:

• College of Arts and Humanities
• College of Business and Economics
• College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
• College of Nursing
• College of Science and Mathematics
• The Smith College of General Studies
• The Honors College
• The College of Continuing Studies

HBU has several clubs and organizations. Some of them are the governing organizations, honor organizations, professional organizations, and service and social service organizations.

HBU has an active Greek life. A few of the Greek Organizations are Sigma Phi Lambda, Phi Kappa Psi, and Kappa Alpha Order.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Southern Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, business and management, and religion and philosophy.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• 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.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,564 in 2009-2010 (2,322 full-time equivalent).

About 34% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 66% of the class.

Undergrads are 82% of enrolled students and graduate students are 18%.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Houston Baptist provides on-campus housing for 1,039 of its 2,322 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (159 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Information Resources Management/CIO Training
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (46 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (6 awarded)

• Child Development
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (33 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (23 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (24 awarded)

• Christian Studies
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (54 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Molecular Biology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (32 awarded)

• Psychology