Division III · Empire 8
Houghton University · Admissions
Houghton, NY · Rural · Private · Liberal arts college · the Highlanders · Website ↗
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.
93%
Admitted
of 1,068 applicants
11th
Selectivity percentile
among Division III schools
1180–1390
SAT middle 50%
23–28
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
66%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1180 – 1390
Your SAT
SAT reading
600 – 700
SAT math
580 – 690
ACT
23 – 28
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants1,068
- Admitted993 93%
- Undergraduates975
- Women66%
- Graduate within 6 years66%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
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