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.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 52% of the faculty were full-time.
- After graduation, UH Downtown bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $45,000 a year. That's about 10% more than their peers at other schools.
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University of Houston - Downtown Rankings
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 Downtown.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards UH Downtown has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#18 | Best Value Colleges for Writing Studies | College Factual |
#46 | Best Value Colleges for Mathematics & Statistics | College Factual |
#55 | Best Value Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | College Factual |
#82 | Best Value Colleges for English Language & Literature | College Factual |
#96 | Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#116 | Best Value Colleges for Psychology | College Factual |
Where Is University of Houston - Downtown?

Contact details for UH Downtown are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002-1014 |
Phone: | 713-221-8000 |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/Uhdowntown |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/UHDowntown |
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? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | recommended |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Downtown?
Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.
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 20% of students took out student loans averaging $4,378 a year. That adds up to $17,512 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UH Downtown is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
University of Houston - Downtown Undergraduate Student Diversity

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 |
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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.
Online Learning at University of Houston - Downtown
The following chart shows how the online learning population at UH Downtown has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th 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 Downtown
The following table shows how UH Downtown 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 |
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Writing Studies | #1 | #7 |
Management Information Systems | #7 | #25 |
Finance & Financial Management | #7 | #59 |
Curriculum & Instruction | #7 | #38 |
International Business | #7 | #28 |
Insurance | #10 | #10 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #13 | #77 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | #13 | #71 |
General Business/Commerce | #15 | #36 |
Marketing | #19 | #89 |
English Language & Literature | #19 | #36 |
Liberal Arts General Studies | #22 | #97 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #22 | #97 |
General Psychology | #25 | #58 |
Psychology | #25 | #67 |
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | #25 | #48 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | #31 | #99 |
Education | #33 | #86 |
Business, Management & Marketing | #48 | #187 |
Business Administration & Management | #57 | #222 |
Online Affordability Rankings of UH Downtown Rankings
The following table shows how UH Downtown 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 |
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Writing Studies | #1 | #7 |
Insurance | #1 | #4 |
Marketing | #4 | #96 |
Finance & Financial Management | #4 | #86 |
International Business | #7 | #84 |
English Language & Literature | #7 | #37 |
General Business/Commerce | #12 | #90 |
Psychology | #13 | #101 |
General Psychology | #13 | #98 |
Management Information Systems | #14 | #72 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #16 | #85 |
Liberal Arts General Studies | #16 | #85 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | #27 | #210 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #47 | #195 |
Online Growth Rankings of UH Downtown
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Houston - Downtown was 92.2%. This is the #445 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UH Downtown regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UH Downtown majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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International Business | 12% |
Management Information Systems | 16% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UH Downtown 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 Downtown.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Insurance | #4 | |
International Business | #10 | |
Writing Studies | #24 | |
Management Information Systems | #32 | |
Finance & Financial Management | #32 | |
Marketing | #32 | |
General Psychology | #53 | |
English Language & Literature | #60 | |
General Business/Commerce | #82 | |
Psychology | #85 | |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | #124 | |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #158 | |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #191 | |
Liberal Arts General Studies | #191 | |
Business Administration & Management | #307 | |
Business, Management & Marketing | #433 |
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 - Downtown Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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