The average semester tuition cost for a full-time undergraduate student enrolled at Houston Christian University typically ranges between 20,000 and 21,000 dollars for standard flat-rate instructional hours, bringing the baseline yearly instructional total to approximately 40,000 to 42,000 dollars. When factoring in additional mandatory campus fees, technology costs, health services, residence hall housing accommodations, and meal plans, the comprehensive gross semester bill increases. However, institutional merit-based scholarships and financial aid grants heavily reduce net costs for students.