College · Private nonprofit · Florence, AL · City
Heritage Christian University
Florence, AL
Religious affiliation
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay—
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size75
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $15k/yr. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1020.
If you get in
75 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 $21k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$84k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$62k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$22k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $12.0k
- Room & board
- $7.6k
- Books & supplies
- $1,600
How students pay for it.
Pell grants36%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans9%
Share taking out federal student loans.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr67%
Majority finish.
10-yr median pay$43k
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
- 75
- Location
- Florence, AL
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- 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.
- White85%
- Black7%
- Hispanic7%
- International1%
Part-time60%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$37k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 1
What you can study.