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University of Houston

Houston, TX · CDS 20242025 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
55.1%
Total cost — out-of-state
$39,212
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
22:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$17,671

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates39,257
Total all graduate8,723
Grand total all students47,980

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT46.0%
% submitting ACT13.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile590
SAT EBRW 75th %ile670
SAT Math 25th %ile570
SAT Math 75th %ile670
ACT Comp 25th %ile23
ACT Comp 75th %ile29
% in top 10% of HS class30.0%
% in top 25% of HS class65.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$10,856
Tuition — out-of-state$26,894
Required fees$1,032
Room and board$11,286
Total cost — in-state$23,174
Total cost — out-of-state$39,212

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$11,385
Avg % of need met55.1%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$4,429
Avg loan debt at graduation$17,671

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)8,617
Transfer admit rate88.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio22:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)73.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$14,276Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)65.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)62.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate86.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$68,091Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant42.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan32.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full10.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress26.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress24.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time23.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white16.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black12.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino38.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian23.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women43.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men57.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white53.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian22.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services28.9%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services9.9%
Psychology9.0%
Engineering7.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences6.0%
Health Professions And Related Programs5.3%
Social Sciences4.9%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs4.4%