University of Houston - Downtown Overview

University of Houston - Downtown 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 - Downtown Known For?

• The highest award offered at UH Downtown is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period50% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, UH Downtown bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $53,551 a year. That's about 31% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is University of Houston - Downtown?

Contact details for UH Downtown are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002-1014
Phone:	713-221-8000
Website:	www.uhd.edu

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How Do I Get Into UH Downtown?

You can apply to UH Downtown online at: www.uhd.edu/admissions/apply/Pages/admissions-application.aspx

Admission Requirements for UH Downtown

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Downtown?

UH Downtown has the high acceptance rate of 88%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to UH Downtown submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 550. Math scores were between 480 and 550.

UH Downtown received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 20. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 20.

Can I Afford University of Houston - Downtown?

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 Downtown, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $4,515 a year. That adds up to $18,060 over four years for those students.

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University of Houston - Downtown Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,663 undergraduate students at UH Downtown, with 6,865 being full-time and 6,798 being part-time.

There are also 1,576 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,865 full-time undergraduates at UH Downtown, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	653
Black or African American	1,088
Hispanic or Latino	3,880
White	833
International Students	213
Other Races/Ethnicities	198

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Houston - Downtown. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at UH Downtown. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Angola, and China.

University of Houston - Downtown Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	257	314	387	958
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	428	0	0	428
Criminal Justice & Corrections	241	22	52	315
Accounting	251	0	60	311
General Psychology	240	0	0	240
Finance & Financial Management	130	0	0	130
General Business/Commerce	125	0	0	125
General Education	115	0	0	115
Management Information Systems	109	0	0	109
Computer Information Systems	98	0	0	98
Marketing	84	0	0	84
Communication & Media Studies	84	0	0	84
Social Work	81	0	0	81
Data Analytics	0	22	55	77
General Biology	72	0	0	72
History	48	0	0	48
Public Health	44	0	0	44
International Business	41	0	0	41
General English Literature	37	4	0	41
Political Science & Government	36	0	0	36
Nursing	31	0	0	31
General Visual & Performing Arts	29	0	0	29
Civil Engineering Technology	25	0	0	25
Writing Studies	13	1	11	25
Biological & Physical Science	25	0	0	25
Chemistry	23	0	0	23
General Social Sciences	23	0	0	23
Curriculum & Instruction	0	5	16	21
Quality Control Technology	17	0	0	17
Data Science	17	0	0	17
Mathematics	16	0	0	16
Biotechnology	15	0	0	15
Sociology	15	0	0	15
Insurance	14	0	0	14
Romance Languages	12	0	0	12
Geological & Earth Sciences	12	0	0	12
Liberal Arts General Studies	11	0	0	11
Computer Engineering Technology	7	0	0	7
Applied Statistics	6	0	0	6
Philosophy	3	0	0	3
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,835	368	581	3,784

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 Nick22aku under License

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