Heritage Christian University
Acceptance rate
90.0%
2025
Peer median 81.8%
Tuition per year
$11,982
$19,543 with room and board
Peer median $11,500
Undergraduates
93
Student-faculty ratio 8:1
Peer median 12 : 1
“Peers” are all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Florence, Alabama
- Website
- www.hcu.edu
- Undergraduates
- 93
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Small city
- Nearest major city
- Huntsville, about 60 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), about 100 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Churches of Christ
- President
- W. Kirk Brothers (President)
- Phone
- 2567666610
- Address
- 3625 Helton Dr, Florence, AL 35630-9977
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 81.8% · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 25.0%, women 0.0%.
Test Scores
2025 admitted students, 25th–75th percentile · 0% submitted SAT, 63% submitted ACT · SAT/ACT scores required for admission
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 9 in 10
10 applicants in 2025, 90.0% admitted
9 admitted 1 not admitted Yield 88.9%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Divinity/Ministry · Master's16 (0% international)
- Bible/Biblical Studies · Master's1 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | - | |||
| Divinity/Ministry. | - |
Students
178 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 77:23
- Continuing undergraduates 46
- First-year undergraduates 5
- Graduate students 85
- Transfers and others 42
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (93)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
Graduate students
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
1 in 2025 · 1.7% in 2016
3 in 2025 · 2.9% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$19,543
- Undergraduate tuition
- $11,982
- Room and board
- $7,561
- Graduate tuition
- $5,742
Peer median tuition + room and board $18,400 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Tuition rose 22% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 83%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$9.8M
Expenses$3.7M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of Alabama--HuntsvilleHuntsville · 58.7 mi
U.S. News #262
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Lipscomb UniversityNashville · 99.1 mi
U.S. News #250
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Belmont UniversityNashville · 101.0 mi
U.S. News #208
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville · 101.4 mi
U.S. News #16
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The University of the SouthSewanee · 101.5 mi
Liberal Arts #49
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University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham · 105.6 mi
U.S. News #137
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Samford UniversityBirmingham · 108.3 mi
U.S. News #191
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University of MississippiUniversity · 111.8 mi
U.S. News #179
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The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa · 113.8 mi
U.S. News #156
Peer median 0.0 · all 235 private faith-related institutions in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.