Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Wesleyan Church
Population
30,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation
198 (4% ☔)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
738
Men / Women
41% / 59%
From State
63%
From Region
20%
Athletes
49.4%
Racial/Ethnic
White
76%
International
7%
Black
5%
Mixed
3%
Asian
2%
Native American
1%
Hispanic
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 35.3% 35.3%
2012 Men: 31.1% 31.1%
2013 Men: 36.3% 36.3%
2014 Men: 31.9% 31.9%
2015 Men: 39.3% 39.3%
2016 Men: 42.5% 42.5%
2017 Men: 38.8% 38.8%
2018 Men: 40.1% 40.1%
2019 Men: 35.5% 35.5%
2020 Men: 45.0% 45.0%
2021 Men: 39.2% 39.2%
2022 Men: 38.9% 38.9%
2023 Men: 33.2% 33.2%
2024 Men: 44.9% 44.9%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2015 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2017 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2018 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2023 Asian: 11.3% 11.3%
2024 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2011 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2012 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2013 Black: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2015 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2016 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2017 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2018 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2019 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2020 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2021 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2022 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2023 Black: 8.3% 8.3%
2024 Black: 7.9% 7.9%
2011 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2015 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2016 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2017 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8%
2018 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2020 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2023 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2024 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2011 White: 93.1% 93.1%
2012 White: 90.2% 90.2%
2013 White: 90.5% 90.5%
2014 White: 86.9% 86.9%
2015 White: 86.9% 86.9%
2016 White: 87.4% 87.4%
2017 White: 89.3% 89.3%
2018 White: 86.6% 86.6%
2019 White: 77.1% 77.1%
2020 White: 78.4% 78.4%
2021 White: 81.1% 81.1%
2022 White: 68.2% 68.2%
2023 White: 67.7% 67.7%
2024 White: 69.2% 69.2%
2011 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2012 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2013 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2014 International: 6.4% 6.4%
2015 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2016 International: 5.9% 5.9%
2017 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2018 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2019 International: 9.0% 9.0%
2020 International: 10.2% 10.2%
2021 International: 8.2% 8.2%
2022 International: 11.9% 11.9%
2023 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2024 International: 2.4% 2.4%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 Asian: 3.6% 3.6%
2022 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2023 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2024 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2025 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2020 Black: 6.7% 6.7%
2021 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2022 Black: 8.2% 8.2%
2023 Black: 7.9% 7.9%
2024 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2025 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2020 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2023 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2025 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 White: 74.5% 74.5%
2021 White: 74.9% 74.9%
2022 White: 72.5% 72.5%
2023 White: 73.5% 73.5%
2024 White: 74.6% 74.6%
2025 White: 76.4% 76.4%
2020 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2022 International: 5.0% 5.0%
2023 International: 6.3% 6.3%
2024 International: 6.9% 6.9%
2025 International: 7.2% 7.2%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Houghton University
185
38% / 62%
8%
$46,280
42
99%
Computer Science
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$77,783
90
—
Information Science
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$77,317
90
—
Chemistry
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,792
57
—
Mathematics
5 +2
60% / 40%
0%
$66,169
81
—
Physics
3 —
100% / 0%
33%
$71,221
86
—
Biochemistry
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,481
56
—
Biology
6 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$50,607
54
—
Biomedical Sciences
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,164
56
—
Neuroscience
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Environmental Science
6 —
33% / 67%
0%
$47,542
46
—
Environmental Studies
— +3
—
—
$47,453
46
—
Exercise Science
7 —
0% / 100%
0%
$47,856
47
—
Accounting
2 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$69,779
84
—
Business Administration
29 +8
34% / 66%
10%
$55,323
65
100%
Human Resources Development
1 —
100% / 0%
100%
$55,391
65
—
Human Resources Management
2 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$55,167
65
—
Marketing
— +1
—
—
$55,178
65
—
Recreation Management
15 +2
20% / 80%
13%
$41,284
27
—
Biblical Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$43,734
35
—
Communication
13 +6
38% / 62%
8%
$41,437
28
95%
English
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$42,853
32
—
History
8 +6
75% / 25%
12%
$42,162
30
—
Humanities
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,011
29
—
International Development
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$52,339
59
—
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$42,032
29
—
Political Science
— —
—
—
$51,396
56
—
Psychology
14 +1
21% / 79%
0%
$34,639
12
100%
Regional Studies
2 +2
100% / 0%
0%
$42,510
31
—
Spanish
— —
—
—
$43,129
33
—
Theology
6 —
67% / 33%
17%
$43,225
33
—
Writing
4 +1
25% / 75%
25%
$42,084
29
—
Elementary Education
15 —
20% / 80%
7%
$44,044
35
—
Secondary Education
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$44,999
38
—
Music
— —
—
—
$37,776
18
—
Music
6 —
67% / 33%
0%
$38,241
19
—
Music Education
4 —
50% / 50%
50%
$44,681
37
—
Music Performance
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$37,916
18
—
Music Theory and Composition
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$38,030
18
—
Studio Art
8 +2
12% / 88%
0%
$35,971
14
—
Visual Communication Design
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$40,642
25
—
Criminal Justice
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$47,466
46
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$19,720
ROI Percentile
42th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
84%
4-Year Graduation Rate
55%
6-Year Graduation Rate
65%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 68.5% 68.5%
2012 Graduated: 67.3% 67.3%
2013 Graduated: 73.9% 73.9%
2014 Graduated: 75.8% 75.8%
2015 Graduated: 72.7% 72.7%
2016 Graduated: 71.9% 71.9%
2017 Graduated: 73.3% 73.3%
2018 Graduated: 71.1% 71.1%
2019 Graduated: 74.9% 74.9%
2020 Graduated: 64.8% 64.8%
2021 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6%
2022 Graduated: 60.3% 60.3%
2023 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7%
2024 Graduated: 65.2% 65.2%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 69.1% 69.1%
2012 Men: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 Men: 71.1% 71.1%
2014 Men: 68.1% 68.1%
2015 Men: 77.1% 77.1%
2016 Men: 73.3% 73.3%
2017 Men: 70.7% 70.7%
2018 Men: 70.0% 70.0%
2019 Men: 71.2% 71.2%
2020 Men: 57.3% 57.3%
2021 Men: 58.1% 58.1%
2022 Men: 59.1% 59.1%
2023 Men: 64.1% 64.1%
2024 Men: 60.8% 60.8%
2011 Women: 68.2% 68.2%
2012 Women: 67.7% 67.7%
2013 Women: 75.3% 75.3%
2014 Women: 80.1% 80.1%
2015 Women: 70.9% 70.9%
2016 Women: 71.3% 71.3%
2017 Women: 74.7% 74.7%
2018 Women: 71.6% 71.6%
2019 Women: 76.9% 76.9%
2020 Women: 68.3% 68.3%
2021 Women: 68.7% 68.7%
2022 Women: 61.1% 61.1%
2023 Women: 65.0% 65.0%
2024 Women: 68.2% 68.2%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2013 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2020 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 Asian: 37.5% 37.5%
2023 Asian: 76.7% 76.7%
2024 Asian: 63.6% 63.6%
2011 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2015 Black: 77.8% 77.8%
2016 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2017 Black: 57.1% 57.1%
2018 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2019 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2020 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 Black: 30.8% 30.8%
2023 Black: 45.5% 45.5%
2024 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2011 White: 69.2% 69.2%
2012 White: 68.8% 68.8%
2013 White: 74.9% 74.9%
2014 White: 77.1% 77.1%
2015 White: 72.2% 72.2%
2016 White: 74.2% 74.2%
2017 White: 75.2% 75.2%
2018 White: 72.1% 72.1%
2019 White: 77.3% 77.3%
2020 White: 66.5% 66.5%
2021 White: 67.0% 67.0%
2022 White: 67.2% 67.2%
2023 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2024 White: 69.7% 69.7%
2011 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2012 International: 78.6% 78.6%
2013 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2014 International: 81.0% 81.0%
2015 International: 92.3% 92.3%
2016 International: 53.3% 53.3%
2017 International: 55.6% 55.6%
2018 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 International: 85.0% 85.0%
2020 International: 70.8% 70.8%
2021 International: 65.0% 65.0%
2022 International: 51.5% 51.5%
2023 International: 71.4% 71.4%
2024 International: 66.7% 66.7%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
30.3%
56
45% / 55%
7%
$40,615
25
98%
Business & Economics
26.5%
49
35% / 65%
12%
$51,610
57
100%
Arts
15.7%
29
41% / 59%
7%
$38,772
20
—
Education
8.6%
16
25% / 75%
6%
$44,104
36
—
Life & Natural Sciences
5.4%
10
20% / 80%
0%
$50,828
55
—
Physical Sciences & Math
4.9%
9
67% / 33%
11%
$66,256
81
—
Health Sciences
3.8%
7
0% / 100%
0%
$47,856
47
—
Agriculture & Food Science
3.2%
6
33% / 67%
0%
$47,542
46
—
Computer Science
1.1%
2
100% / 0%
0%
$77,550
90
—
Professional
0.5%
1
100% / 0%
0%
$47,466
46
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
79%
Yield (Unbound)
23%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
79%
79%
79%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 71.6% 71.6%
2012 Acceptance: 73.4% 73.4%
2013 Acceptance: 91.1% 91.1%
2014 Acceptance: 93.8% 93.8%
2015 Acceptance: 94.6% 94.6%
2016 Acceptance: 79.3% 79.3%
2017 Acceptance: 91.4% 91.4%
2018 Acceptance: 95.1% 95.1%
2019 Acceptance: 80.7% 80.7%
2020 Acceptance: 80.0% 80.0%
2021 Acceptance: 79.1% 79.1%
2022 Acceptance: 77.0% 77.0%
2023 Acceptance: 92.7% 92.7%
2024 Acceptance: 88.7% 88.7%
2011 Yield: 34.2% 34.2%
2012 Yield: 38.6% 38.6%
2013 Yield: 30.3% 30.3%
2014 Yield: 32.0% 32.0%
2015 Yield: 36.9% 36.9%
2016 Yield: 29.1% 29.1%
2017 Yield: 35.7% 35.7%
2018 Yield: 33.2% 33.2%
2019 Yield: 28.1% 28.1%
2020 Yield: 21.0% 21.0%
2021 Yield: 25.6% 25.6%
2022 Yield: 24.0% 24.0%
2023 Yield: 23.7% 23.7%
2024 Yield: 23.2% 23.2%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,085 1,085
2012 Applicants: 830 830
2013 Applicants: 807 807
2014 Applicants: 792 792
2015 Applicants: 773 773
2016 Applicants: 1,074 1,074
2017 Applicants: 821 821
2018 Applicants: 814 814
2019 Applicants: 1,005 1,005
2020 Applicants: 1,004 1,004
2021 Applicants: 1,008 1,008
2022 Applicants: 974 974
2023 Applicants: 1,068 1,068
2024 Applicants: 1,041 1,041
2011 Admitted: 777 777
2012 Admitted: 609 609
2013 Admitted: 735 735
2014 Admitted: 743 743
2015 Admitted: 731 731
2016 Admitted: 852 852
2017 Admitted: 750 750
2018 Admitted: 774 774
2019 Admitted: 811 811
2020 Admitted: 803 803
2021 Admitted: 797 797
2022 Admitted: 750 750
2023 Admitted: 990 990
2024 Admitted: 923 923
2011 Enrolled: 266 266
2012 Enrolled: 235 235
2013 Enrolled: 223 223
2014 Enrolled: 238 238
2015 Enrolled: 270 270
2016 Enrolled: 248 248
2017 Enrolled: 268 268
2018 Enrolled: 257 257
2019 Enrolled: 228 228
2020 Enrolled: 169 169
2021 Enrolled: 204 204
2022 Enrolled: 180 180
2023 Enrolled: 235 235
2024 Enrolled: 214 214
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
27%
SAT Range
1170
–
1370
SAT Math Range
570
–
680
SAT RW Range
600
–
690
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1030 1030
2012 25th: 1040 1040
2013 25th: 980 980
2014 25th: 980 980
2015 25th: 955 955
2016 25th: 963 963
2017 25th: 1060 1060
2019 25th: 1060 1060
2021 25th: 1080 1080
2022 25th: 1110 1110
2023 25th: 1180 1180
2024 25th: 1170 1170
2011 75th: 1260 1260
2012 75th: 1260 1260
2013 75th: 1235 1235
2014 75th: 1260 1260
2015 75th: 1240 1240
2016 75th: 1240 1240
2017 75th: 1320 1320
2019 75th: 1320 1320
2021 75th: 1290 1290
2022 75th: 1320 1320
2023 75th: 1390 1390
2024 75th: 1375 1375
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 500 500
2012 25th: 510 510
2013 25th: 490 490
2014 25th: 490 490
2015 25th: 470 470
2016 25th: 483 483
2017 25th: 520 520
2019 25th: 520 520
2021 25th: 540 540
2022 25th: 540 540
2023 25th: 580 580
2024 25th: 570 570
2011 75th: 630 630
2012 75th: 620 620
2013 75th: 605 605
2014 75th: 620 620
2015 75th: 610 610
2016 75th: 610 610
2017 75th: 650 650
2019 75th: 660 660
2021 75th: 630 630
2022 75th: 650 650
2023 75th: 690 690
2024 75th: 680 680
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 530 530
2012 25th: 530 530
2013 25th: 490 490
2014 25th: 490 490
2015 25th: 485 485
2016 25th: 480 480
2017 25th: 540 540
2019 25th: 540 540
2021 25th: 540 540
2022 25th: 570 570
2023 25th: 600 600
2024 25th: 600 600
2011 75th: 630 630
2012 75th: 640 640
2013 75th: 630 630
2014 75th: 640 640
2015 75th: 630 630
2016 75th: 630 630
2017 75th: 670 670
2019 75th: 660 660
2021 75th: 660 660
2022 75th: 670 670
2023 75th: 700 700
2024 75th: 695 695
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0%
2022 Submitted: 33.0% 33.0%
2023 Submitted: 25.0% 25.0%
2024 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
