Houghton, New York · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Remote rural area
Overview
Houghton University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Houghton, New York. Its campus is in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,200, made up of 1,162 undergraduates and 38 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Wesleyan.
Houghton University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 46 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Speech Communication and Rhetoric, and Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. It awarded 216 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Mission
Houghton University provides an academically challenging, Christ-centered education in the liberal arts and sciences to students from diverse traditions and economic backgrounds and equips them to lead and labor as scholar-servants in a changing world.
Key figures
1,200
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
216
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
46
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
AssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 46
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
185
Associate degrees
11
Master's degrees
20
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,200
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,162
Graduate students, fall 2024
38
Full-time, fall 2024
62%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,366
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,313
Graduate students, 2024-25
53
Full-time, 2024-25
56%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
60%
Men
40%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
31%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
24%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Campus and services
Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Wesleyan
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Empire Eight
President
Wayne D. Lewis, Jr.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact