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Acceptance Rate 84.44%
Yield 10.52%
SAT Score 1,090
ACT Score 20
Applicants 8,455

HBU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 84.44% at Houston Christian University. Total 8,455 students applied and 7,139 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,090 and the average ACT score is 20.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.hc.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.hc.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate84.44%
Average Test Scores1,090 SAT / 20 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 84.44%. A total of 8,455 students (3,119 men and 5,262 women) have applied to and 7,139 (2,538 men and 4,551 women) students admitted to Houston Christian University.
Among them, 325 male and 426 female students have enrolled into HBU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 10.52%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at HBU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants8,4553,1195,262074
Admitted7,1392,5384,55100
Enrolled75132542600
Acceptance Rate 84.44% 81.37% 86.49% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 10.52% 12.81% 9.36% - -
[Chart] Houston Christian University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At HBU, 249 applicants (33% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 48 applicants (6%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,090 at HBU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,190 and 25th percentile score is 990.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 24 and the 25th percentile score is 17.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at HBU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of HBU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at HBU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total99010901190
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500550600
Math490540590
ACT Composite172024
Math161924
English151923
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Houston Christian University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for HBU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at HBU

The calendar system at Houston Christian University is Semester. Houston Christian University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Houston Christian University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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