Later, RIchard Mouw transferred to Houghton University in Houghton NY about 60 miles from Buffalo

"Based on recent data, Houghton University's acceptance rate is quite high. You'll find slightly different figures across sources, but they generally indicate that Houghton University is not very selective.

Here are a few figures from different sources for their acceptance rate:

• Niche: reports an acceptance rate of 93% (as of late March 2025).
• BigFuture (College Board): also indicates an acceptance rate of 93%."

Richard Mouw attended a Northwestern Junior College in Orange City Iowa

  "..Richard John Mouw attended Northwestern Junior College before graduating from Houghton College in 1962. While I don't have the specific years he was at the junior college within this context, it would have been sometime before 1962...."