Houston Christian University Student Population

How many students at HBU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Houston Christian University has a total enrollment of 4,276 students, including 2,899 undergraduate and 1,377 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,554 male students (36.3%) and 2,722 female students (63.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,333 Hispanic students (31.2%) and 1,052 Black students (24.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,899 undergraduate students (67.8%) and 1,377 graduate students (32.2%).
• Class Delivery: 1,198 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 896 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - HBU's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,554 male (36.34%) and 2,722 female (63.66%) students are attending Houston Christian University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 57.09.

By class level, 2,899 (67.80%) are undergraduate students and 1,377 (32.20%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.77% are male and 59.23% are female, while among graduate students, 27.02% are male and 72.98% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 706 White, 1,052 Black, and 190 Asian students out of a total of 4,276 are attending at Houston Christian University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Houston Christian University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 78.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, HBU has 53 students under 18 years old and 25 students over 65 years old. There are 2,649 students under 25 years old, and 1,627 students over 25 years old out of 4,276 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 53 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. HBU has 2,426 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 473 students aged 25 and over.

It has 223 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,154 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Houston Christian University, 1,198 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 896 students are enrolled in some online courses.

994 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 204 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,899 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 291 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.04%.163 students have transferred in as full-time status and 128 students transferred in as part-time status.