College of
Biblical Studies-Houston
Private College in Houston, TX. Six-year graduation rate 40%. Median 10-year earnings $39,260.
Ten-year median earnings of $39,260 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 40% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,570, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.65 — elevated (above 0.60)
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 40%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. 100% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 69% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 12:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 482 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $672 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $672 while those at $75–110k pay $18,415. Grant aid reaches 59% of students at an average of $6,275. 22% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 13 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $672 |
| $30–48k | $14,394 |
| $48–75k | $17,715 |
| $75–110k | $18,415 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 105 of these 482 students, totalling $923,323 — an average of $8,794 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Harris County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)