Student Population at Houghton

Total Enrollment

833

Undergraduate

805

Graduate

Online Enrollment

106

Men Students

311

Women Students

522

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 833 students have enrolled at Houghton University - 805 undergraduate and 28 graduate.

By gender, 311 male and 522 female students are attending Houghton University. By attendance status, there are 720 full-time students and 113 part-time students.

The number of students at Houghton University is very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bard College and The King's College, its population is small (average population is 1,220).

Houghton University offers online degree/certificate programs and 106 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Houghton University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 311 male and 522 female students attending Houghton. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.60 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Houghton.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Houghton
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	805	712	93
Men	301	263	38
Women	504	449	55

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Houghton
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	28	8	20
Men	10	2	8
Women	18	6	12

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 613 White students (73.59%) and 58 Black or African American students (6.96%) at Houghton University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Houghton University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Houghton University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	2	1
Asian	18	5	13
Black or African American	58	14	44
Hispanic	11	4	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	591	216	375
Two or More Races	30	12	18
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	44	19	25
Total	805	301	504

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Houghton University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	22	7	15
Two or More Races	4	2	2
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	28	10	18

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 769 students whose age under twenty five and 41 students whose age is over thirty years old at Houghton University.

Especially, 48 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Houghton University.

Population by Student Age at Houghton University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	805	301	504
Under 18	48	22	26
18-19	283	112	171
20-21	328	108	220
22-24	99	46	53
25-29	13	6	7
30-34	3	1	2
35-39	5	2	3
40-49	15	2	13
50-64	10	1	9
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	805	301	504

Population by Student Age at Houghton University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	28	10	18
22-24	11	6	5
25-29	10	2	8
35-39	2	0	2
40-49	3	1	2
50-64	1	0	1
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	28	10	18

Online Student Population

At Houghton University, 323 students (38.78% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 106 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 74 students live in New York where Houghton University is located in and 30 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	833	805	28
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	106	83	23
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	217	217	0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	510	505	5

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	106	83	23
New York Residents	74	58	16
Other State in U.S.	30	23	7
Outside of U.S.	2	2	0
Unknown	0	0	0