University of Houston - Downtown Overview
University of Houston - Downtown is a public institution situated in Houston, Texas. Houston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.
What Is University of Houston - Downtown Known For?
- Students at UH Downtown have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
- The master's degree is the highest award offered at UH Downtown.
- 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.
UH Downtown has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#37 | Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#38 | Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#186 | Most Popular Bachelor’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 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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#29 | Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#45 | Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#50 | Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#61 | Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#65 | Best Psychology Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#169 | Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans | 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 |
Website: | www.uhd.edu |
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 | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Downtown?
Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.
Average Test Scores
About 88% 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 460 and 538. Math scores were between 460 and 540.
Can I Afford University of Houston - Downtown?
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UH Downtown, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $4,323 a year. That adds up to $17,292 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UH Downtown is 5.0%. 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 - Downtown Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 1,504 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 6,629 full-time undergraduates at UH Downtown, 41% are male and 59% 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 | 620 |
Black or African American | 997 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3,583 |
White | 801 |
International Students | 445 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 183 |
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 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of UH Downtown
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Houston - Downtown was 10.0%. This is the #1,335 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially 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.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UH Downtown 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 Downtown.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Insurance | #7 | |
International Business | #17 | |
Finance & Financial Management | #35 | |
Management Information Systems | #37 | |
Writing Studies | #38 | |
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | #51 | |
English Language & Literature | #58 | |
Marketing | #64 | |
General Psychology | #89 | |
General Business/Commerce | #90 | |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | #108 | |
Psychology | #124 | |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | #210 | |
Liberal Arts General Studies | #240 | |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #240 | |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #240 | |
Business Administration & Management | #441 |
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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