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Horizon University

Indianapolis, Indiana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·horizonuniversity.edu
Total enrollment
70
peer median 108
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Program outcomes

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

Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
5
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

5programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data5 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
5

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 2013Next review Feb 2028
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 2008Next review Dec 2012

Action history · 4

  1. Feb 2020Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  2. Jun 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  3. Feb 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  4. Jun 2018Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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
4.9%
In-state tuition
$9,840
Out-of-state
$9,840

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 17 students received $77K in Pell grants, alongside $9K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
17
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$77K
$76,802 total
Direct Loans
$9K
4 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$4K
2 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5K
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.

Of 20 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (5.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.0%
+2.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
20
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.1%
2017
12.1%
2018
7.4%
2019
5.0%
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 Horizon

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

8 total completions
01Theology
675.0%
02Education
112.5%
03Business
112.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
70
12-mo unduplicated
80
Undergraduate
69
Graduate
11

Gender split

Men
68%54
Women
33%26

Race / ethnicity composition

White
81.0%
Hispanic
5.2%
Black
3.5%
Asian
3.5%
Non-resident
3.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.7%
Two or more
1.7%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 49 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
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.

    Student-to-faculty
    6.0:1

    Horizon vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Horizon 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
    SubjectHorizon University
    70
    Bethany Theological Seminary
    61
    Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
    145
    Union Bible College
    100%90.8%218$7,187
    Christian Theological Seminary
    151
    Meadville Theological School of Lombard College
    62
    Peer group median100%90.8%108$7,187

    Frequently asked questions about Horizon University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Horizon.

    How many students attend Horizon University?

    Horizon University reports a total enrollment of 70 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Horizon University located?

    Horizon University is located in Indianapolis, Indiana 46236-2622.

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