University of Houston - Clear Lake Overview

University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. 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 5%, 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.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UH Clear Lake.
• In 2019-2020, 98% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UH Clear Lake makes roughly $52,998 a year. This is 30% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

University of Houston - Clear Lake Rankings

Out of the 107 colleges in Texas, UH Clear Lake is ranked at #22.

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.

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
#1	Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Other Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#72	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness 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
#14	Best Legal Support Services Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#26	Best Value Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation	College Factual
#29	Best Value Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation	College Factual
#72	Best Value Colleges for English Language & Literature	College Factual
#100	Best Value Colleges for General Psychology	College Factual
#121	Best Value Colleges for Psychology	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/home
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	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Clear Lake?

UH Clear Lake has an acceptance rate of 81%, 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 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 86% 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 500 and 590. Math scores were between 500 and 580.

UH Clear Lake received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Houston - Clear Lake?

The overall average net price of UH Clear Lake is $33,836. 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 Clear Lake, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,870 a year. That adds up to $23,480 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UH Clear Lake is 4.5%. 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 6,582 undergraduate students at UH Clear Lake, with 3,441 being full-time and 3,141 being part-time.

There are also 2,471 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,441 full-time undergraduates at UH Clear Lake, 37% are male and 63% 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	305
Black or African American	232
Hispanic or Latino	1,461
White	1,224
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	162

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

In 2019-2020, 8,510 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 56th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UH Clear Lake

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Houston - Clear Lake was $7,504 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $20,752. The following table shows how UH Clear Lake is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Engineering Technologies	#1	#25
Computer Engineering	#1	#4
Engineering-Related Fields	#1	#16
Natural Resources Conservation	#1	#7
Natural Resources & Conservation	#1	#10
Criminology	#4	#22
Engineering	#4	#22
Anthropology	#4	#10
Instructional Media Design	#7	#46
General Business/Commerce	#7	#57
Finance & Financial Management	#7	#27
Human Resource Management	#7	#65
Public Administration	#12	#34
Library Science	#13	#37
Library & Information Science	#13	#37
Public Administration & Social Service	#15	#72
Social Sciences	#16	#55
Educational Administration	#16	#123
Psychology	#22	#85
General Psychology	#22	#76
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#28	#82
Business Administration & Management	#49	#282

Online Affordability Rankings of UH Clear Lake Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Houston - Clear Lake was $7,504 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $20,752. The following table shows how UH Clear Lake is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Resource Management	#7	#134
Business Administration & Management	#46	#172
Business, Management & Marketing	#68	#140

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 93.6%. This is the #442 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly 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, Management & Marketing	7%
Computer Engineering	3%
Engineering	4%
General Business/Commerce	18%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UH Clear Lake ranks compared to all other mostly 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
Human Resource Management	#68
Business Administration & Management	#304
Business, Management & Marketing	#430

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
Business Administration & Management	102	162	0	264
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	257	0	0	257
Health & Medical Administrative Services	52	116	0	168
General Psychology	144	20	0	164
Accounting	117	31	0	148
General Biology	93	16	0	109
Computer Science	55	40	0	95
Finance & Financial Management	64	9	0	73
Computer Engineering	28	43	0	71
General Business/Commerce	66	0	0	66
Behavioral Science	59	1	0	60
Health & Physical Education	60	0	0	60
Marketing	49	0	0	49
Criminology	36	11	0	47
Communication & Media Studies	46	0	0	46
Information Science	0	45	0	45
Computer Information Systems	32	12	0	44
History	37	6	0	43
Mental & Social Health Services	0	42	0	42
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	40	2	42
Educational Administration	0	28	13	41
Fine & Studio Arts	40	0	0	40
Mathematics	28	9	0	37
Engineering-Related Fields	0	35	0	35
Human Resource Management	0	34	0	34
General English Literature	29	5	0	34
Natural Resources Conservation	21	10	0	31
Liberal Arts General Studies	14	13	0	27
Management Information Systems	21	0	0	21
Library & Information Science	0	21	0	21
Anthropology	21	0	0	21
Social Work	20	0	0	20
Legal Support Services	18	0	0	18
Public Administration	18	0	0	18
Mechanical Engineering	16	0	0	16
Biotechnology	0	15	0	15
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	15	0	15
Physics	10	5	0	15
Nursing	14	0	0	14
Chemistry	8	5	0	13
Sociology	8	4	0	12
Instructional Media Design	0	11	0	11
Curriculum & Instruction	0	8	2	10
Public Health	9	1	0	10
Communications Technology	0	9	0	9
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	9	0	9
Geography & Cartography	8	0	0	8
Student Counseling	0	6	0	6
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	5	0	5
Statistics	0	4	0	4
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	3	0	3
Systems Engineering	0	3	0	3
Human Development & Family Studies	3	0	0	3
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,603	852	17	2,472

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.