Private nonprofit

Heritage Christian University

Florence, Alabama·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·hcu.edu
6-yr Graduation
67%
+29.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
178
peer median 158
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
10
10 candidates competed
Admitted
9
90.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
8
88.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
67%+29.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
67%
Full-time retention
0%

Program outcomes

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

Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
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

4programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data4 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
4

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.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 1988Next review Feb 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 1

  1. Feb 2019Renewal 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.

Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
2.4%
In-state tuition
$11,982
Out-of-state
$11,982

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 44 students received $191K in Pell grants, alongside $23K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
44
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$191K
$191,499 total
Direct Loans
$23K
11 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$6K
3 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$10K
5 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$7K
3 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.

Of 22 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
22
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.1%
2017
9.0%
2018
3.2%
2019
0.0%
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 Heritage Christian

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

28 total completions
01Theology
28100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
178
12-mo unduplicated
191
Undergraduate
88
Graduate
103

Gender split

Men
83%159
Women
17%32

Race / ethnicity composition

White
82.5%
Black
9.5%
Hispanic
4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.6%
Non-resident
1.6%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.99
1 offenses · 143 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago7.631 yr ago6.99Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

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.

Student-to-faculty
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
7

Heritage Christian vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Heritage Christian selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectHeritage Christian University
67%178
Huntsville Bible College
0%98$11,562
Union Presbyterian Seminary
159
Columbia Theological Seminary
127
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
38%183$10,255
Memphis Theological Seminary
157
Peer group median38%158$10,909

Frequently asked questions about Heritage Christian University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Heritage Christian.

What is the graduation rate at Heritage Christian University?

Heritage Christian University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Heritage Christian University?

Heritage Christian University reports a total enrollment of 178 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the yield rate at Heritage Christian University?

Heritage Christian University's yield rate is 88.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Heritage Christian University located?

Heritage Christian University is located in Florence, Alabama 35630-9977.

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