Houston Baptist University Healthcare Programs

Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Houston, Texas. The location of HBU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Houston Baptist University?

Contact details for HBU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7502 Fondren Rd, Houston, TX 77074-3298
Phone:	281-649-3000
Website:	www.hc.edu

How Do I Get Into HBU?

You can apply to HBU online at: https://www.hc.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for HBU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into HBU?

The acceptance rate at Houston Baptist University is 84%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to HBU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 610.

HBU received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 26.

Can I Afford Houston Baptist University?

The overall average net price of HBU is $28,770. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At HBU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,358 a year. That adds up to $25,432 over four years for those students.

Houston Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,733 undergraduate students at HBU, with 2,146 being full-time and 587 being part-time.

There are also 1,230 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,146 full-time undergraduates at HBU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Houston Baptist University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	216
Black or African American	392
Hispanic or Latino	825
White	440
International Students	114
Other Races/Ethnicities	159

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Houston Baptist University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 51 countries are represented at HBU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, China, and India.

Houston Baptist University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	76	80	0	156
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	60	0	60
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	21	0	0	21
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	0	13	3	16
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	0	9	0	9
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	5	0	0	5
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	102	164	3	269

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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