Match #1
Roberts Wesleyan College
Rochester, NY
Profile closeness57/100
Admit rate71%
- 1,149 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 1,149 students, close to 863
- Acceptance rate 71%, close to 79%
The colleges most similar to Houghton College are Roberts Wesleyan College, Gordon College, and Cairn University-Langhorne. Houghton College admits 89% of applicants and has an average net price of $21,959 a year; 1 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 0 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Houghton College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Houghton College
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Match #2
Gordon College
Wenham, MA
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate69%
- 1,278 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 71%, close to 65%
- Enrollment 1,278 students, close to 863
Match #3
Cairn University-Langhorne
Langhorne, PA
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate88%
- 775 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 775 students, close to 863
- Acceptance rate 88%, close to 79%
Match #4
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate64%
- 492 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 57%, close to 65%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster, PA
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate56%
- 1,569 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 69%, close to 65%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bryn Athyn, PA
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate83%
- 244 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 83%, close to 79%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
Clarks Summit University
Clarks Summit, PA
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate58%
- 467 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate72%
- 2,216 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Acceptance rate 72%, close to 79%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate79%
- 2,259 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 79%, close to 79%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
University of Valley Forge
Phoenixville, PA
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate61%
- 471 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Houghton College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Houghton College?
The closest matches to Houghton College are Roberts Wesleyan College, Gordon College, Cairn University-Langhorne, Eastern Nazarene College, and Lancaster Bible College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Houghton College hard to get into?
Houghton College admitted 89% of its 1,008 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 0 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Houghton College alternatives cost less?
1 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Houghton College ($21,959 a year), including Bryn Athyn College of the New Church ($20,714). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
