Houston Baptist University
7502 Fondren RoadHouston, TX 77074-3298
http://www.hbu.edu
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private institution |
| Year Founded | 1960 |
| Religious Affiliation | Baptist |
| Undergrad Students | 1,932 |
| Endowment | 84,627,146 |
| Application Deadline | Rolling |
| Application Fee | 25 |
| Selectivity | Selective |
| Application Deadline | Rolling |
| Tuition | 16,500 |
| Room/Board | 4,500 |
| Services | |
|---|---|
| Associated Firms | N/A |
| Campus Safety | 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
| Career Services | on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Museums | The Moody Library; Museum of The American Bible; The Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts; The Hinton Center, Sharp Gymnasium, Glasscock Activities Center; Cullen Nursing Center; Cullen Science Center, Mabee Teaching Theater, MD Anderson Student Center, Stanley P Brown Administrative Complex |
| Basic Services | nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Museums | The Moody Library; Museum of The American Bible; The Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts; The Hinton Center, Sharp Gymnasium, Glasscock Activities Center; Cullen Nursing Center; Cullen Science Center, Mabee Teaching Theater, MD Anderson Student Center, Stanley P Brown Administrative Complex |
| Periodical Subs | 25,000 |
| # of Books | 218,505 |
| Graduate Job Placement Statistics | |
| within 6 months | N/A |
| within one year | N/A |
| within two years | N/A |
| Campus Life | |
| Students in fraternities | 5% |
| Students in sororities | 5% |
| Campus Size | 100 acres |
| College housing offered | Yes |
| Students in college housing | 32% |
| College housing types | women's dorms (25%), men's dorms (15%), apartment for single students (60%) |
| Popular Events | Welcome Days, Winter Formal, Spring Formal, Homecoming, Husky Fest, Orange and Blue Midnight Madness, Husky Revue, Spring Fling |
| Nearest Airport | William Hobby International Airport Houston (20), Bush International Airport Houston (32) |
| Nearest Train | Amtrak, Houston (14) |
| Army ROTC | Offered at cooperating institution (University of Houston) |
| Navy ROTC | Offered at cooperating institution (Rice University) |
| Extracurricular | |
| Students activities | choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, music ensembles, pep band, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Number of Organizations | 52 |
| # of fraternities | 3 |
| # of sororities | 2 |
| Students in fraternities | 5% |
| Students in sororities | 5% |
| Student Papers | (Appears as submitted by school) The Collegian (every two weeks) |
| Honor Societies | Alpha Chi (Sepha Chi National), Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Med), Alpha Mu Gamma (Foreign Language), Kappa Delta Pi (Education), Omnicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing), Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology) |
| Religious Organizations | (Appears as submitted by school) Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Brothers Under Christ, Sigma Phi Lambda |
| International Organizations | (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Fellowship, Vietnamese Student Association, Indian Student Association, Hispanic Student Organization |
| Other Organizations | (Appears as submitted by school) Focus & Refuge, Scola Cantorum, REC Team, Student Programming Board, Spiritual Life Office, Association of Women Students, Interfraternity Council, Alpha Kappa Psi, Art Guild, Advanced Society for Computer Information, American Student Dental Association, Association of Student Educators, Bilingual Education Student Organization, Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, Le Cercles Francais, Music Educators National Conference, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Pi Kappa, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Order, Kappa Alpha Order, Association of Women in Communications, Building Relationships within International Diversity, Growing through Education and Sharing, Christian Medical Fellowship, Digital EON, Freshman Fellowship, HBU Toastmasters International, International Friends, Panhellenic Association, Student Government Association, Nursing Students Association, Phi Alpha Delta, Pre-Optometry Professional Society, Partners in Science and Math, Psi Chi, Society for Human Resources Management, Sigma Tau Delta, Society of Physics Students, Phi Mu, Rex Fleming Readers |
