Houston Christian University

About Houston Christian University

Founded in 1960, Houston Christian University (formerly Houston Baptist University) is a private, coeducational Christian university situated on a scenic 100-acre campus in southwest Houston, Texas. Serving approximately 4,200 students across 155 academic offerings, HCU combines rigorous professional and liberal arts academics with a faith-rooted learning community under the institutional motto "Jesus Christ is Lord." The university comprises the Archie W. Dunham College of Business, the College of Science and Engineering, the Linda R. Dunham School of Nursing, the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, the College of Arts and Humanities, the School of Fine Arts, and the School of Christian Thought / Houston Theological Seminary. HCU competes in NCAA Division I athletics as the Huskies in the Southland Conference, features clinical training partnerships in the Texas Medical Center, and offers block tuition rates with 97% of students receiving substantial institutional merit scholarships.