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Heritage Christian University

Florence, ALQuad's selectivityAccessible
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Admissions · Fall 2024

9 in 10 applicants admitted

Heritage Christian admits about 9 in 10 applicants (90%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 23% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

90%

90%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityAccessible

Applied

10

Admitted

9

Yield

89%

of admits enroll

ACT middle 50%

18–19

1236
Applications 4 → 10 since fall 2014 · admit rate 70% → 90%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 75 undergrads, where 36% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

75

undergrads · larger than 5% of colleges

Diversity index

0.26

Pell Grant

36%

about the median

Small cityStudy abroad
Undergrads +21% since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Bible/Biblical Studies (100% of graduates). 8 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 89% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,836 a year on instruction per student.

8 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 89% of colleges

Most popular major

Bible/Biblical Studies

100% of 2024–25 graduates

Full-time faculty

100%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$8.8K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $18,508 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $5.8K less than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $13,222 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $24,212.

24%

$18.5K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $5.8K below the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$24,212 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
60% · avg $6K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Limited

grants cover 24% of full price

Federal loans

9%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost rising · +54% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $42,597 ten years after enrolling, more than at 18% of colleges; 49% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 1.7 years of that salary.

49%

49%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$42.6K

10 years after entry

Retention

0%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 50% → 67% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 7% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid rose 54%, as grants covered less of it.

  • Cost

    Rising

    +54% after inflation

  • Applications

    4 → 10

  • Selectivity

    70% → 90%

  • Diversity

    Reported

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 101453 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything