Robert B. Sloan

Dr. Robert B. Sloan is the president of Houston Baptist University and has served in this capacity since September 1, 2006. Under Dr. Sloan’s visionary leadership, the University is experiencing unprecedented growth as he and his administrative team continue to implement the goals, or pillars, in HBU’s twelve-year vision, The Ten Pillars: Faith and Reason in a Great City, and work to create a new vision document for the years beyond.

As of fall 2021, HBU posted record enrollment for the ninth year in a row, with over 4,100 students enrolled in more than 100 degree programs. As reported by Dr. Sloan, many factors are responsible for this growth, but the most important is the University’s faithfulness to its historic Christian mission and its rigorous pursuit of its Ten Pillars vision.

HBU’s emphasis on providing a Christian education of the highest quality has become increasingly visible through numerous recent developments, including the continued growth of its faculty of acclaimed Christian scholars, as well as significant growth in its academic programming. In the fall of 2018, the University launched its College of Engineering, which has now merged with the College of Science and Mathematics to form the College of Science and Engineering. Innovative new undergraduate programs offered through this college include Cyber Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering. Other recent changes include the addition of a fourth doctoral program: the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min) with tracks in New Testament Studies and Faith and Culture, which launched in the fall semester of 2022. HBU also has expanded offerings—both graduate and undergraduate—in its Pinky Pampell Online Division, which celebrated its largest enrollment for the fifth consecutive year this past fall.