Private nonprofit

College of Biblical Studies - Houston

Houston, Texas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southwest·cbshouston.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
-10.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
419
peer median 1,002
Avg net price
$16,267
-$5.3k vs peer
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About

The College of Biblical Studies–Houston is a private nonprofit nondenominational evangelical coed Bible college located in Houston, Texas. The school was founded as the Houston Bible & Vocational Institute in 1976. The school offers classes online and at three campus locations in Houston; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Its mission is, “to glorify God by educating and equipping multi-ethnic Christian leaders to impact the world for Christ.” In 2008, the college had 1,399 students. However, by 2019, the college had 460 students, with 134 of them being full-time. In 2007, 51% of students were African-American, and 23% were Hispanic. In 2019, 47% of the students were black, 24% Hispanic, 17% white, and 8% Asian.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
40%-10.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
20%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
20%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
0%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 13 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 13 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
13
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

13programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data13 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
13

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2013Next review Dec 2029
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2012
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 1999Next review Feb 2034

Action history · 9

  1. Feb 2025Additional Location Closed
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  2. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  3. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,437
$30–48k$14,394
$48–75k$17,715
$75–110k$18,415
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$16,267
-$5,340vs peer median $21,607
Federal loans
73.7%
In-state tuition
$7,475
Out-of-state
$9,275

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 253 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
253
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,088,093 total
Direct Loans
$1.3M
302 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$555K
158 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$723K
142 loan awards
Parent PLUS$20K
2 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 174 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
174
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.8%
2017
13.2%
2018
13.7%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Cbshouston

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

65 total completions
01Theology
5990.8%
02Business
69.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
419
12-mo unduplicated
694
Undergraduate
694
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
58%401
Women
42%293

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
38.4%
Hispanic
26.8%
White
17.6%
Non-resident
9.1%
Asian
5.6%
Two or more
0.8%
Unknown
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 205 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago2.391 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    12

    Cbshouston vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Cbshouston selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectCollege of Biblical Studies-Houston
    		40%—419$16,267—
    Beulah Heights University
    		0%—359$5,970Baccalaureate
    Cairn University-Langhorne
    		60%88.2%1,097$29,577Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Clarks Summit University
    		53%90.1%—$21,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
    		38%—183$10,255—
    Columbia International University
    		46%94.5%2,914$21,660Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Dallas Christian College
    		27%21.8%248$22,456Baccalaureate
    Hope International University
    		49%33.0%1,025$27,653Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Houston Christian University
    		49%84.4%4,276$19,710Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Johnson University
    		54%65.1%978$20,303Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Johnson University Florida
    		24%23.3%—$22,226—
    Lancaster Bible College
    		68%55.9%2,519$22,870Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Lincoln Christian University
    		54%63.5%—$17,610Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Multnomah University
    		51%49.8%—$23,866Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Nazarene Bible College
    		——527——
    Ohio Christian University
    		50%38.0%1,431$21,607Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Ozark Christian College
    		58%93.6%736$17,931—
    Toccoa Falls College
    		42%66.0%3,067$20,133Baccalaureate
    Welch College
    		61%—389$19,983Baccalaureate
    William Jessup University
    		56%93.3%1,865$25,300Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
    Peer group median50%65.1%1,002$21,607

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    IPEDS

    Cbshouston Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Effectiveness
    Phone
    844-227-9673
    Address
    7000 Regency Square Blvd, Houston, TX 77036

    The page for the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at the College of Biblical Studies-Houston includes navigation links to various academic and administrative resources of the college, as well as contact information for their Houston offices. Specific information about the office's mission, leadership, or data resources is not provided on this page.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Dr. Joel Badal
      Dean of Institutional Effectiveness; Professor

    Research funding

    External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

    NSF
    USA Spending
    $614,229
    All sources
    $614,229

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about College of Biblical Studies-Houston

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Cbshouston.

    What is the graduation rate at College of Biblical Studies-Houston?

    College of Biblical Studies-Houston reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend College of Biblical Studies-Houston?

    College of Biblical Studies-Houston reports a total enrollment of 419 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at College of Biblical Studies-Houston?

    The average net price at College of Biblical Studies-Houston is $16,267 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is College of Biblical Studies-Houston located?

    College of Biblical Studies-Houston is located in Houston, Texas 77036-3211.

    Who runs Institutional Research at College of Biblical Studies-Houston?

    College of Biblical Studies-Houston's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

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