Houston Christian 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.
Houston Christian University is a private master's university in Houston, TX (city setting), with 2,787 undergraduates (66% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 85% of 9,021 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 970–1200 on the SAT and 19–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $55,118 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $20,530 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 50% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, psychology. The campus reported 0.31 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Houston Christian University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $38,100
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Houston Christian 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.
Houston Christian University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southland Conference | 25 | room 3 | 3 | $941k | $37,638 | 986 | |
| Baseball | Southland Conference | 41 | 7 over | 6 | $1.2M | $28,224 | 971 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southland Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $1.5M | $97,595 | 960 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southland Conference | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $1.4M | $100,053 | 988 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Southland Conference | 19 | at cap | 3 | $539k | $28,354 | 983 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 970 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Southland Conference | 119 | 14 over | 5 | $5.9M | $49,269 | 964 | |
| Men's Golf | Southland Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $417k | $46,370 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Southland Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $457k | $57,112 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Ohio Valley Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $1.1M | $34,660 | 994 | |
| Softball | Southland Conference | 21 | room 4 | 6 | $975k | $46,446 | 989 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 65 | 20 over | 3 | $865k | $13,309 | 956 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 75 | 30 over | 3 | $1.1M | $14,922 | 987 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southland Conference | 18 | at cap | 4 | $784k | $43,579 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.