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hcu AT-A-GLANCE invites you to experience world-class higher education
founded on a Christian worldview. It’s your time to
explore your gifts, discover your strengths and find your calling. 17
Inside and outside of the classroom, we give you a strong foundation to build on the rest of your life.

Our academic programs are designed to foster meaningful discussion around the questions that matter the most and the ideas that shape the world.
NCAA
Division 1
Sports
$38
MILLION
scholarships &
grants awarded
last year
95%
OVER of our undergraduates
receive
financial aid

choose your major We may be small, but our list of majors is long -- 77 to be exact. 2,780 undergraduate students View Complete Listing 16:1 student-faculty ratio 21 average class size 100%+ of classes led by faculty,
not teaching assistants

“A SCHOOL ON THE
RISE, FILLED WITH
EXCITEMENT”
[ First Things ] [ thebestschools.org ] “A SCHOOL
WITH VISION &
INTELLECTUAL
HORSEPOWER”
ETHNICITY Hispanic 31%
African-American 28%
White 23%
Asian 6%
Other 9%
Bi-racial 3%
“#10 IN BEST VALUE
SCHOOLS - REGIONAL
UNIVERSITIES WEST”
[ US News & World Report ]

Slide #8 50
clubs & organizations 59 countries represented states represented 46 (Regional Universities - West)
*U.S. News & World Report
for Campus Ethnic Diversity

my faith OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW IN YOUR FAITH ABOUND AT HCU “I was ecstatic that a school would unapologetically worship God and lift up His name in everything that it did. HCU is a community, and I feel I joined a family that I could depend on for years to come.” MICHELLE MATHEW
2017 Nursing Graduate
truly christian Additional Opportunities to Grow
• IGNITE spiritual emphasis week
• Scholarships for attending Christian development or service opportunities
• RightNow Media – the “Christian Netflix” – is available to all students (alumni, faculty and staff, too)
Intentional Christian support and direction is provided to our students through several programs including a Wednesday worship service that features guest speakers and music led by HCU students, one-on-one spiritual development with HCU faculty and staff members, a regular prayer walk, Christian student organizations, parachurch ministries, numerous service opportunities and Bible study groups. This is just a sampling. See Kaleo Discipleship and Spiritual Life for the complete listings.

WOMEN'S
ATHLETICS
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Track & Field
Volleyball
MEN'S
ATHLETICS
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Track & Field
HUSKY ATHLETICS NCAA DIVISION I

Ten Pillars 2030 V 2 Read More “Our convictions support and encourage the investigation of the world around us, as well as ordered methods to understand it.” –Dr. Robert Sloan, HCU President The Ten Pillars Commitment to Christian Excellence in Higher Education The Ten Pillars represent the core convictions of HCU. These beliefs and commitments serve as a firm foundation and help to guide the university forward.

I. God, the Creator of a Good and Knowable World

II. A Plan of Restoration

III. The Importance of Human Agency

IV. A Renewed People

V. A Mandate to Understand the World

VI. Learning and Teaching as Discipleship

VII. Life, Humanness, Gender, and Marriage

VIII. Governmental Institutions

IX. The Christian University

X. The Mystery of Unity in Christ

I “I landed a job at one of the most prestigious firms in the world thanks to leadership training and support from my professors.” Alexa Junek
2013 Marketing Graduate
Senior Marketing Manager
Amazon Web Services
"HCU is such a welcoming community, and you immediately feel like you are a part of the family.” Linh-Le Ving

2020 Psychology Graduate
DINING SPOTS n addition to our campus dining options, several student favorite restaurants
are a short walk away in the new Pillars shopping center.
n addition to our campus dining options, several students favorite
restaurants are a short walk away in the new Pillars shopping center.

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