Huston-Tillotson University

Huston-Tillotson University, HT, traces its roots to the Tillotson College, and the Samuel Huston College. Tillotson College was originally established as the Tillotson Collegiate and Normal Institute in 1877, while Samuel Huston College was founded in 1900. These two institutes merged on October 24, 1952 to create Huston-Tillotson College. On February 28, 2005, it was renamed Huston-Tillotson University. The campus of HT is located in Austin, Texas.

Huston-Tillotson University offers a number of degree programs in the fields of humanities, fine arts, natural sciences, teacher education, kinesiology, mathematics, social and behavioral sciences, business, and technology. HT is organized into the following 2 academic divisions:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business and Technology

The athletics department of Huston-Tillotson University fields teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, track, softball, and volleyball. The teams are nicknamed the Rams, and they compete in the Red River Athletic Conference, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Multiple Protestant Denomination religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy and security and law enforcement.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Distance learning available
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Huston Tillotson is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 768 in 2007-2008 (623 full-time equivalent).

About 55% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 45% of the class.

Undergrads are 92% of enrolled students and graduate students are 8%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Huston Tillotson participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Housing and Meals

Huston Tillotson provides on-campus housing for 464 of its 623 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

The school is in the Red River Athletic 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 58% of those receiving aid) and 25 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

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