College · Private nonprofit · Houston, TX · City
College of Biblical Studies-Houston
Houston, TX
Religious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$1k
Undergrad size419
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $1k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
419 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $12k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $1k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$46k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$3k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$43k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $9.3k
- Books & supplies
- $975
How students pay for it.
Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans22%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention63%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr40%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$39k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 419
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Association for Biblical Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black40%
- Hispanic27%
- White18%
- Asian6%
- International6%
- Unknown1%
- Two or more races1%
First-gen students51%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time86%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$25k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 5
What you can study.