University of Houston-Clear Lake

Houston, TX

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,747
Graduate Enrollment: 2,515
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential // higher part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 91.19%

Male/Female: 32% / 68% (2017)

First generation college students: 48.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 20.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.9% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,071
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 978 - 1170

2022 Median Admit ACT: 20
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 17 - 23

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 57.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 25.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 14.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 8.3% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 31.5%
Black: 6.8%
Hispanic: 47.5%
Asian: 7.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 3.2%
Non-resident alien: 2.5%
Unknown race: 0.9%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $27,188
In-State tuition: $7,698
Out-of-State tuition: $20,994

Estimated books and supplies: $1,316 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $9,881 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $10,107 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $12,909 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $10,107 (2022)

Average Family Income: $53,344 (2017)
Median Family Income: $25,351 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 42.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 29.0%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $17,831 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $189 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $11,555
$30k-48k $13,226
$48k-75k $15,046
$75k-110k $20,243
$110k+ $24,301

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 29%
6-year graduation rate: 53%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $17,831 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,582 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $13,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $14,141 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 59.8% (2015)
@3 year 65.3% (2017)
@5 year 70.9% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 45.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 50.2% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $46,743 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $53,757 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 17 $42,006 ($3,501)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 60 $273 $60,211 ($5,018) $66,359 ($5,530)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 16 $84,840 ($7,070) $81,531 ($6,794)
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 15
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 9 $57,435 ($4,786) $60,273 ($5,023)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 12
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 2
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 36 $22,238 $164 $61,579 ($5,132) $80,615 ($6,718)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 78
Master's Degree Systems Engineering. 8
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 23
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 1
Bachelor's Degree Legal Support Services. 21 $20,625 $184 $38,506 ($3,209) $48,678 ($4,057)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 20 $15,875 $150 $46,223 ($3,852) $49,368 ($4,114)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 10
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 8
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 11
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 26 $228 $60,061 ($5,005)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 79 $19,953 $162 $32,631 ($2,719) $50,154 ($4,180)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 14 $358
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 5
Master's Degree Biotechnology. 12
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 25 $16,392 $163 $51,288 ($4,274) $57,661 ($4,805)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 4
Master's Degree Statistics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Behavioral Sciences. 66 $27,224 $233 $36,063 ($3,005)
Master's Degree Behavioral Sciences. 1
Master's Degree Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. 8
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 20 $88,398 ($7,367)
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 50 $23,766 $199 $49,034 ($4,086) $70,808 ($5,901)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 84 $18,750 $168 $40,977 ($3,415) $54,184 ($4,515)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 136 $293 $71,463 ($5,955) $89,322 ($7,444)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 112 $19,375 $191 $48,491 ($4,041) $60,890 ($5,074)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 49 $307 $62,269 ($5,189) $76,755 ($6,396)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 42 $23,125 $204 $43,035 ($3,586) $58,271 ($4,856)
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 18
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 17 $403 $64,124 ($5,344)
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 23 $15,530 $49,981 ($4,165) $68,564 ($5,714)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 44 $12,500 $126 $33,359 ($2,780) $51,416 ($4,285)
Bachelor's Degree History. 32 $22,625 $199 $50,479 ($4,207) $48,906 ($4,076)
Master's Degree History. 4
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 264 $20,904 $199 $51,439 ($4,287) $53,078 ($4,423)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 66 $18,750 $148 $36,542 ($3,045) $44,375 ($3,698)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 5 $44,186 ($3,682)
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 11
Master's Degree Chemistry. 7
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 5
Master's Degree Physics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 124 $21,952 $190 $33,756 ($2,813) $46,496 ($3,875)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 15 $332 $47,163 ($3,930)
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 44 $466 $58,325 ($4,860) $66,402 ($5,534)
Bachelor's Degree Public Administration. 15
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 24 $31,578 $49,035 ($4,086)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 14 $29,444
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 46 $16,149 $178 $38,061 ($3,172) $54,123 ($4,510)
Master's Degree Criminology. 11 $61,499 ($5,125)
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 7
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 7
Master's Degree Sociology. 14
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 43 $21,369 $212 $27,368 ($2,281) $48,711 ($4,059)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 66 $18,025 $197 $40,558 ($3,380) $52,995 ($4,416)
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 81 $361 $53,994 ($4,500) $79,265 ($6,605)
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 22 $518 $47,886 ($3,991)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 16 $54,544 ($4,545) $68,540 ($5,712)
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 44 $19,829 $191 $30,158 ($2,513) $47,725 ($3,977)
Master's Degree Communications Technology/Technician. 6 $53,690 ($4,474)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 16 $28,143 $292 $55,332 ($4,611) $51,160 ($4,263)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 13
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 60
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 47 $22,288 $179 $59,813 ($4,984) $64,327 ($5,361)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 76
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 8 $56,293 ($4,691)
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 6
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 8
Master's Degree Public Health. 3


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $86,004
Full time faculty: 100%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0

School's endowment start of year: $29,961,700 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $38,663,636 (2022)