| Name |
Houston Baptist University |
| Address |
7502 Fondren Road
Houston, TX 77074-3298 |
| Website |
http://www.hbu.edu |
| Email |
unadm@hbu.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
32% |
| Percent Fraternity |
5% |
| Percent Sorority |
5% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
50% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
32% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
women's dorms (25%), men's dorms (15%), apartment for single students (60%) |
| College Owned Singles |
N/A |
| College Owned Doubles |
N/A |
| College Owned Triples |
50% |
| College Owned Apartments |
50% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
10 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
75% |
| Campus Size |
100 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
50% |
| Nearest Airport |
William Hobby International Airport Houston (20), Bush International Airport Houston (32) |
| Nearest Train |
Amtrak, Houston (14) |
| Nearest Bus |
Greyhound West Loop Houston (10) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
80% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
15% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,075 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of Houston) |
| Navy Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Rice University) |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Welcome Days, Winter Formal, Spring Formal, Homecoming, Husky Fest, Orange and Blue Midnight Madness, Husky Revue, Spring Fling |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, music ensembles, pep band, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
52 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Chi (Sepha Chi National), Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Med), Alpha Mu Gamma (Foreign Language), Kappa Delta Pi (Education), Omnicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing), Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology) |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Brothers Under Christ, Sigma Phi Lambda |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Fellowship, Vietnamese Student Association, Indian Student Association, Hispanic Student Organization |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Focus & Refuge, Scola Cantorum, REC Team, Student Programming Board, Spiritual Life Office, Association of Women Students, Interfraternity Council, Alpha Kappa Psi, Art Guild, Advanced Society for Computer Information, American Student Dental Association, Association of Student Educators, Bilingual Education Student Organization, Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, Le Cercles Francais, Music Educators National Conference, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Pi Kappa, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Order, Kappa Alpha Order, Association of Women in Communications, Building Relationships within International Diversity, Growing through Education and Sharing, Christian Medical Fellowship, Digital EON, Freshman Fellowship, HBU Toastmasters International, International Friends, Panhellenic Association, Student Government Association, Nursing Students Association, Phi Alpha Delta, Pre-Optometry Professional Society, Partners in Science and Math, Psi Chi, Society for Human Resources Management, Sigma Tau Delta, Society of Physics Students, Phi Mu, Rex Fleming Readers |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Collegian (every two weeks) |
| Num Frats |
3 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
5% |
| Num Sororities |
2 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
5% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1960 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Baptist |
| Academic Calendar |
Quarter |
| Undergrad Body |
1,932 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
84,627,146 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
25 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
16,500 |
| Room Board |
4,500 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
N/A |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
218,505 |
| Num Subscriptions |
25,000 |
| Num Microforms |
105,991 |
| Num Audiovisual |
10,900 |
| Num Ebooks |
45,000 |
| Library Facilities |
N/A |
| Museums |
The Moody Library; Museum of The American Bible; The Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts; The Hinton Center, Sharp Gymnasium, Glasscock Activities Center; Cullen Nursing Center; Cullen Science Center, Mabee Teaching Theater, MD Anderson Student Center, Stanley P Brown Administrative Complex |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
100 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
No |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
14 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
40 |
| Num Wired Labs |
22 |
| Num Wired Other |
N/A |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
N/A |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
75% |
| Student Webpages |
No |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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