Traditional Undergraduate Admissions

At Houston Christian University, academic excellence meets spiritual purpose. With eight schools offering more than 70 majors and nine pre-professional programs, HCU empowers students to embrace their higher calling—transforming potential into passionate, purpose-driven leadership through campus and online pathways.

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The Basics

Location: Houston, TX
Type: Private
Student-Faculty Ratio: 16:1
Undergrad Enrollment: 2,780
Ethnic Diversity: 69%

HCU At-a-Glance

A Higher Education

Inside or outside of the classroom, we give you a foundation you will build upon the rest of your life. Our programs are designed to foster meaningful discussion around the questions that matter, and the ideas that shape the world.

Spiritual Life

Affordability

The numbers can be daunting, but dig a little deeper and you will find that most HCU students are eligible for scholarships. Eligibility consideration for most of our merit awards is automatic with your application for admission.

Tuition and Aid

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Freshmen Students

Become a part of a Christian university committed to academic excellence, the enrichment of spiritual lives and the development of moral character.

Freshmen Student Admission

Transfer Students

See why students choose HCU to continue their education. Receive a decision within two weeks and a Progress Toward Degree document two days later.

Transfer Student Admission

International Students

Chances are you will feel at home at HCU. The university has a very diverse student population from many different cultural and religious backgrounds.

International Student Admission

- - Other Student Types
    - Homeschool freshmen are students whose primary or secondary level education has been conducted at home in their community overseen by their parents or parentally designated other, rather than in a public or private institutional school setting. Please visit our Homeschool student page.
    - Veterans: Please fill out our freshman or transfer application. Then, our Office of Veteran Affairs can guide you through the benefits process.
    - Post-Baccalaureate: Students with a bachelors degree who are either seeking a second degree or looking to take undergraduate courses for other reasons, such as taking the prerequisites for med school.
      
      Post-baccalaureate students should apply using the transfer application and send the official transcript from the college that the degree was earned.
      
      Post-baccalaureate students are not eligible for freshman or transfer merit awards.
      
      Degree-seeking post-baccalaureate students are eligible for financial aid through the FAFSA.
    - Transient Students: Transient students are current undergraduate students at a university other than HCU who desire to enroll at HCU for a single term with the intention of taking the credit back to their university. This excludes students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree. Please view the Transient Student procedures.
    - Previous Undergraduate Applicants: If you have been admitted to HCU within the last year but did not attend, you do not have to re-apply. Instead, please complete the online update form and select your desired entry term. If it has been more than a year since your acceptance, you will need to reapply.
    - Previous HCU Students: If you have previously attended HCU and wish to return please see the readmission process.

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On Campus Visits

If you’d prefer to visit our campus, we have plenty of options. See our Visit HCU page or sign up for a personal campus tour!

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