University of Houston - Clear Lake Overview

Located in Houston, Texas, University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution. Houston is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is University of Houston - Clear Lake Known For?

• The student loan default rate at UH Clear Lake is 4%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UH Clear Lake.
• In 2017-2018, 64% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UH Clear Lake makes roughly $47,900 a year. This is 17% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

University of Houston - Clear Lake Rankings

We have ranked UH Clear Lake as #423 out of 2,320 colleges and universities in the country in our 2021 Best Colleges list. UH Clear Lake also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UH Clear Lake has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#250	Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UH Clear Lake.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UH Clear Lake has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#15	Best General English Literature Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#21	Best Health & Physical Education Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#31	Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#40	Best Psychology Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#45	Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#52	Best Colleges for Health & Physical Education	College Factual

Where Is University of Houston - Clear Lake?

Contact details for UH Clear Lake are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2700 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058-1002
Phone:	281-283-7600
Website:	www.uhcl.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UHClearLake
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UHClearLake

How Do I Get Into UH Clear Lake?

You can apply to UH Clear Lake online at: https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX

Admission Requirements for UH Clear Lake

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Clear Lake?

UH Clear Lake has an acceptance rate of 72%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 83% of students accepted to UH Clear Lake submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 640. Math scores were between 510 and 590.

UH Clear Lake received ACT scores from 32% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 24. Math scores were between 19 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Houston - Clear Lake?

The overall average net price of UH Clear Lake is $32,557. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UH Clear Lake, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $4,989 a year. That adds up to $19,956 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UH Clear Lake is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Houston - Clear Lake Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,439 undergraduate students at UH Clear Lake, with 3,358 being full-time and 3,081 being part-time.

There are also 2,643 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,358 full-time undergraduates at UH Clear Lake, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	260
Black or African American	219
Hispanic or Latino	1,340
White	1,328
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	150

Over 53 countries are represented at UH Clear Lake. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Houston - Clear Lake

There are 5 bachelor’s degree and 8 master’s degree programs available online at UH Clear Lake. In 2017-2018, 3,435 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UH Clear Lake has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 43rd most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of UH Clear Lake

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Houston - Clear Lake was 12.0%. This is the #1,216 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UH Clear Lake regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UH Clear Lake majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	15%
Business, Management & Marketing	11%
Criminology	12%
Education	12%
Educational Administration	30%
Finance & Financial Management	15%
General Business/Commerce	18%
Human Resource Management	18%
Instructional Media Design	27%
Public Administration	60%
Public Administration & Social Service	49%
Social Sciences	19%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UH Clear Lake ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UH Clear Lake.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Anthropology	#6
Natural Resources Conservation	#11
Natural Resources & Conservation	#15
Computer Engineering	#15
Library & Information Science	#19
Library Science	#23
Engineering-Related Fields	#25
Finance & Financial Management	#26
Public Administration	#45
Engineering	#54
Engineering Technologies	#59
Human Resource Management	#60
Instructional Media Design	#63
General Business/Commerce	#77
Social Sciences	#85
Public Administration & Social Service	#102
Educational Administration	#134
Education	#319
Business Administration & Management	#388
Business, Management & Marketing	#482

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Houston - Clear Lake Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	264	0	0	264
Business Administration & Management	84	136	0	220
Accounting	112	49	0	161
Health & Medical Administrative Services	66	81	0	147
General Psychology	124	15	0	139
Computer Science	47	76	0	123
Computer Engineering	36	78	0	114
General Biology	79	14	0	93
Educational Administration	0	60	16	76
Health & Physical Education	66	5	0	71
Behavioral Science	66	1	0	67
Finance & Financial Management	42	18	0	60
Information Science	0	60	0	60
Criminology	46	11	0	57
General Business/Commerce	50	0	0	50
Marketing	44	0	0	44
Communication & Media Studies	44	0	0	44
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	44	0	44
Fine & Studio Arts	43	0	0	43
History	32	4	0	36
Natural Resources Conservation	17	16	0	33
General English Literature	20	10	0	30
Computer Information Systems	16	13	0	29
Mathematics	25	4	0	29
Library & Information Science	0	26	0	26
Social Work	24	0	0	24
Management Information Systems	23	0	0	23
Engineering-Related Fields	0	23	0	23
Mental & Social Health Services	0	22	0	22
Legal Support Services	21	0	0	21
Sociology	7	14	0	21
Nursing	20	0	0	20
Liberal Arts General Studies	8	11	0	19
Chemistry	11	7	0	18
Human Resource Management	0	17	0	17
Instructional Media Design	0	15	0	15
Public Administration	15	0	0	15
Curriculum & Instruction	0	8	6	14
Anthropology	14	0	0	14
Biotechnology	0	12	0	12
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	12	0	12
Physics	5	7	0	12
Public Health	8	3	0	11
Student Counseling	0	9	0	9
Systems Engineering	0	8	0	8
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	8	0	8
Geography & Cartography	7	0	0	7
Communications Technology	0	6	0	6
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	5	0	5
Statistics	0	4	0	4
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	2	0	2
Ethnic Studies	1	0	0	1
Human Development & Family Studies	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	1,488	914	22	2,424

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.