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.

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
#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.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#66	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#80	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#81	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#83	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#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
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?
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?

With an acceptance rate of 84%, UH Downtown may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

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.

UH Downtown received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 20. Math scores were between 17 and 21. Composite scores were between 17 and 21.

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 13,136 undergraduate students at UH Downtown, with 6,629 being full-time and 6,507 being part-time.

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
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

There are 13 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at UH Downtown. In 2017-2018, 7,246 students took at least one online class at the school.

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.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	1%
Business, Management & Marketing	4%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	6%
Finance & Financial Management	7%
General Business/Commerce	27%
General Psychology	2%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	6%
Insurance	25%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	22%
Liberal Arts General Studies	22%
Management Information Systems	5%
Marketing	32%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	7%
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	9%
Psychology	2%

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
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.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	205	326	472	1,003
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	855	0	0	855
Criminal Justice & Corrections	261	10	23	294
Accounting	246	0	0	246
General Psychology	211	0	0	211
Finance & Financial Management	141	0	0	141
General Business/Commerce	118	0	0	118
Communication & Media Studies	107	0	0	107
Computer Information Systems	106	0	0	106
Social Work	77	0	0	77
Public Health	64	0	0	64
Marketing	59	0	0	59
Management Information Systems	59	0	0	59
Biological & Physical Science	56	0	0	56
Statistics	1	0	48	49
General English Literature	39	4	0	43
Geological & Earth Sciences	39	0	0	39
International Business	37	0	0	37
Political Science & Government	37	0	0	37
General Biology	36	0	0	36
History	35	0	0	35
Writing Studies	14	1	18	33
Mathematics	28	0	0	28
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	27	27
General Social Sciences	25	0	0	25
General Visual & Performing Arts	25	0	0	25
Quality Control Technology	23	0	0	23
Sociology	22	0	0	22
Computer Engineering Technology	21	0	0	21
Insurance	16	0	0	16
Chemistry	15	0	0	15
Philosophy	14	0	0	14
Romance Languages	13	0	0	13
Liberal Arts General Studies	9	0	0	9
Civil Engineering Technology	8	0	0	8
Applied Mathematics	8	0	0	8
Biotechnology	6	0	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3,036	341	588	3,965

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.