College of Biblical Studies-Houston
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.
Pell equity
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.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data13 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
Action history · 9
- Feb 2025Additional Location ClosedAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Feb 2024Renewal of AccreditationAssociation for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 253 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 174 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Cbshouston
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Cbshouston vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Cbshouston selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | $5,970 | Baccalaureate |
Cairn University-Langhorne | 60% | 88.2% | 1,097 | $29,577 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Clarks Summit University | 53% | 90.1% | — | $21,873 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | 38% | — | 183 | $10,255 | — |
Columbia International University | 46% | 94.5% | 2,914 | $21,660 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Dallas Christian College | 27% | 21.8% | 248 | $22,456 | Baccalaureate |
Hope International University | 49% | 33.0% | 1,025 | $27,653 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Houston Christian University | 49% | 84.4% | 4,276 | $19,710 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Johnson University | 54% | 65.1% | 978 | $20,303 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Johnson University Florida | 24% | 23.3% | — | $22,226 | — |
Lancaster Bible College | 68% | 55.9% | 2,519 | $22,870 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Lincoln Christian University | 54% | 63.5% | — | $17,610 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Multnomah University | 51% | 49.8% | — | $23,866 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Nazarene Bible College | — | — | 527 | — | — |
Ohio Christian University | 50% | 38.0% | 1,431 | $21,607 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Ozark Christian College | 58% | 93.6% | 736 | $17,931 | — |
Toccoa Falls College | 42% | 66.0% | 3,067 | $20,133 | Baccalaureate |
Welch College | 61% | — | 389 | $19,983 | Baccalaureate |
William Jessup University | 56% | 93.3% | 1,865 | $25,300 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| Peer group median | 50% | 65.1% | 1,002 | $21,607 |
Cbshouston Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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- Dr. Joel BadalDean of Institutional Effectiveness; Professor
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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