Houghton University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Houghton University is a private liberal arts college in Houghton, NY (rural setting), with 975 undergraduates (66% women), affiliated with the Wesleyan. It admitted 93% of 1,068 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1180–1390 on the SAT and 23–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $31,600 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $22,358 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 66% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in visual & performing arts, education, business. The campus reported 1.11 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Houghton University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Wesleyan
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,290
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Houghton University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Houghton University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Empire 8 | 25 | — | 4 | $91k | $3,646 | — | |
| Baseball | Empire 8 | 44 | — | 1 | $135k | $3,076 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Empire 8 | 21 | — | 1 | $137k | $6,517 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Empire 8 | 13 | — | 1 | $97k | $7,480 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Empire 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Empire 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Empire 8 | 21 | — | 4 | $70k | $3,337 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Empire 8 | 31 | — | 1 | $93k | $2,995 | — | |
| Softball | Empire 8 | 12 | — | 1 | $71k | $5,952 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Empire 8 | 9 | — | 1 | $30k | $3,324 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Empire 8 | 9 | — | 1 | $31k | $3,474 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Empire 8 | 60 | — | 1 | $110k | $1,836 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Empire 8 | 78 | — | 1 | $125k | $1,602 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Empire 8 | 17 | — | 2 | $61k | $3,599 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Empire 8 | 16 | — | 1 | $84k | $5,242 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.