Home / Worth-It Scores / New York / Houghton
Is Houghton University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Houghton, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Houghton sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $46,721 helps, but median debt of $25,250 plus yearly net price of $20,519 creates a tighter path. For context, Houghton's net price is about 2% below the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$22,358
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $479 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $2,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$20,519
Median earnings 10 years out
$46,721
Median debt at graduation
$25,250
Graduation rate
65%
At Houghton, a typical graduate carries about $25,250 in student debt and earns roughly $46,721 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $287 per month, or 7% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Houghton is a private nonprofit four year school in Houghton, NY. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
Private nonprofit 4-year
D'Youville
Buffalo, NY
Worth-It Score: 69/100
Median net price: $20,433
Private nonprofit 4-year
Manhattanville
Purchase, NY
Worth-It Score: 61/100
Median net price: $20,991
Private nonprofit 4-year
St. Thomas Aquinas
Sparkill, NY
Worth-It Score: 66/100
Median net price: $19,994
Private nonprofit 4-year
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
Worth-It Score: 96/100
Median net price: $21,590
Private nonprofit 4-year
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY
Worth-It Score: 65/100
Median net price: $21,696
Common questions about Houghton
The median net price at Houghton is $20,519 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
Looking at private colleges options in New York? See the most affordable private colleges in New York →
The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →