| Name |
Houghton College |
| Address |
1 Willard Avenue
Houghton, NY 14744 |
| Website |
http://www.houghton.edu |
| Email |
admission@houghton.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
82% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
67% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
82% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
women's dorms (65%), men's dorms (34%), apartments for married students, apartment for single students (1%), special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students |
| College Owned Singles |
12% |
| College Owned Doubles |
71% |
| College Owned Triples |
8% |
| College Owned Apartments |
9% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
9 |
| Sprinkler System |
67% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
1,300 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
67% |
| Nearest Airport |
Buffalo, NY (65), Rochester, NY (70) |
| Nearest Train |
Buffalo, NY (65) |
| Nearest Bus |
Olean, NY (35) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
50% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
47% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (St. Bonaventure University) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Coffee Houses |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
40 |
| Honor Societies |
Sigma Zeta; Pi Kappa Lambda; Psi Chi |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Allegany County outreach, Evangelicals for Social Action, Youth for Christ, Onething, Theological Society, Young Life, World Missions Fellowship, Salvation Army, Jesters for Jesus, Impressions, Voices for Soulful Praise |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) International Student Association, Gospel Choir |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Godspeed; Dayspring; Shakespeare Players; Gadfly Society |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Star (every week) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1883 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Wesleyan Church |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,398 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
33,372,962 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
40 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
20,400 |
| Room Board |
6,680 |
| Basic |
placement service, health service |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
career, academic, psychological, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
64% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Public Schools
Church-Related Positions
Medical-Related Positions
Wycliff Bible Translators
Cardone Industries |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
245,177 |
| Num Subscriptions |
4,090 |
| Num Microforms |
47,148 |
| Num Audiovisual |
2,612 |
| Num Ebooks |
0 |
| Library Facilities |
Ada M. Kidder Memorial Library, West Seneca, NY
Music Library, Center for the Arts, Houghton, NY |
| Museums |
N/A |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
Yes |
| Computers Available |
96 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
120 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
425 |
| Num Wired Labs |
86 |
| Num Wired Other |
100 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
850 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
