University of Houston Overview

University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. Houston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University of Houston Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UH.
• In a recent academic period78% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UH makes roughly $62,377 a year. This is 53% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Houston?

Contact details for UH are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4302 University Drive, Room 212, Houston, TX 77204-2018
Phone:	713-743-1000
Website:	www.uh.edu

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How Do I Get Into UH?

You can apply to UH online at: uh.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/index

Admission Requirements for UH

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH?

The acceptance rate at UH is 66%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 52% of students accepted to UH submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 580 and 670.

UH received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 30. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford University of Houston?

The overall average net price of UH is $28,193. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UH, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $6,375 a year. That adds up to $25,500 over four years for those students.

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University of Houston Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 39,165 undergraduate students at UH, with 28,966 being full-time and 10,199 being part-time.

There are also 7,925 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,966 full-time undergraduates at UH, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Houston students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7,086
Black or African American	3,009
Hispanic or Latino	9,931
White	6,114
International Students	1,291
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,535

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Houston. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 137 countries are represented at UH. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Vietnam.

University of Houston Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	531	200	8	739
General Psychology	693	16	0	709
Computer Information Systems	350	116	12	478
General Biology	346	33	7	386
Finance & Financial Management	381	0	0	381
Health & Physical Education	368	10	3	381
Marketing	315	38	0	353
Management Information Systems	327	0	0	327
Health Sciences & Services	285	0	0	285
Law	0	0	271	271
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	269	0	0	269
Accounting	239	17	0	256
Hospitality Management	182	59	5	246
Social Work	0	231	4	235
Political Science & Government	213	14	7	234
Mechanical Engineering	182	32	17	231
Computer Systems Analysis	224	0	0	224
Economics	166	42	7	215
Construction Engineering Technology	167	34	0	201
Industrial Engineering	38	128	2	168
Public Relations & Advertising	158	2	0	160
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	111	43	0	154
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	8	138	146
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	134	11	0	145
Electrical Engineering	83	40	21	144
Mathematics	115	10	8	133
Data Analytics	0	132	0	132
General English Literature	118	7	3	128
Communication Sciences	98	30	0	128
Human Resource Management	89	34	0	123
Fine & Studio Arts	104	18	0	122
Curriculum & Instruction	0	103	14	117
Chemical Engineering	89	6	17	112
General Engineering	0	111	0	111
General Architecture	108	0	0	108
Educational Administration	0	57	47	104
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	102	0	0	102
Civil Engineering	79	23	0	102
Human Development & Family Studies	102	0	0	102
Computer Software & Applications	93	0	0	93
Nursing	81	11	0	92
Optometry	0	0	92	92
Music	55	28	8	91
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	84	2	2	88
History	73	7	4	84
Biomedical Engineering	43	24	12	79
Human Sciences Business Services	45	25	0	70
Biotechnology	69	0	0	69
Mechanical Engineering Technology	65	0	0	65
Computer Engineering Technology	60	0	0	60
Applied Mathematics	9	51	0	60
Chemistry	30	7	20	57
Sociology	49	8	0	57
Systems Engineering	0	52	0	52
Geological & Earth Sciences	19	21	12	52
Design & Applied Arts	48	4	0	52
Communication & Media Studies	38	13	0	51
Drama & Theater Arts	27	24	0	51
Information Technology	0	49	0	49
Journalism	48	0	0	48
Physics	25	7	16	48
Anthropology	45	1	0	46
Liberal Arts General Studies	42	0	0	42
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	41	41
Petroleum Engineering	16	15	7	38
Student Counseling	0	36	0	36
Computer Engineering	34	0	0	34
Statistics	0	34	0	34
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	33	0	33
Information Science	0	31	0	31
Legal Research	0	24	0	24
Philosophy	16	8	0	24
Electronics Engineering Technology	23	0	0	23
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	0	23	0	23
Public Policy	0	22	0	22
Special Education	0	19	0	19
Romance Languages	9	0	10	19
Entrepreneurial Studies	15	3	0	18
Materials Engineering	0	4	14	18
General Engineering Technology	0	16	0	16
General Sales & Marketing	15	0	0	15
Writing Studies	0	7	8	15
Allied Health Professions	0	15	0	15
Arts & Media Management	0	14	0	14
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	5	8	13
Environmental Engineering	0	12	1	13
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	9	4	0	13
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	13	0	0	13
Natural Resources Conservation	12	0	0	12
Dance	11	0	0	11
Interior Architecture	9	0	0	9
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	8	8
American Sign Language	7	0	0	7
Surveying Engineering	0	6	0	6
Ethnic Studies	6	0	0	6
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	0	0	6	6
Public Administration	0	6	0	6
Engineering-Related Fields	0	5	0	5
Business/Corporate Communications	4	0	0	4
Area Studies	4	0	0	4
Environmental Design	3	0	0	3
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	3	0	3
Religious Studies	2	0	0	2
Architectural History	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	8,022	2,285	860	11,167

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By RJN2 under License

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