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Houghton University
Houghton, NY · Private (nonprofit) · 753 students · mostly bachelor degrees
195th-cheapest of 328 New York colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$20,519
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$31,143
Graduation rate
65%
Admission rate
89%
Median graduate earnings
$46,721
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,250
Average SAT
1284
Median ACT
26
Pell grant recipients
28%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
46 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$60,393Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$45,134Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$37,822General Studies · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$31,881
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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