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University of Houston Overview

University of Houston 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 Known For?

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$28,193 Avg Cost After Aid
66% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at UH have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UH.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 79% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UH with a bachelor's degree make about $59,580 a year. That's 46% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of Houston?

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Contact details for UH are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, TX 77204-2018
Phone: 713-743-1000
Website: www.uh.edu

How Do I Get Into UH?

You can apply to UH online at: uh.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/index

Admission Requirements for UH

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH?

66% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
51% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at UH is 66%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 67%.

Average Test Scores

About 51% of students accepted to UH submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Houston  ( 570 to 660 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Houston  ( 570 to 670 )
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800
UH received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 29. Math scores were between 23 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

ACT English Scores for University of Houston  ( 22 to 29 )
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ACT Math Scores for University of Houston  ( 23 to 27 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Houston  ( 23 to 28 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Houston?

$28,193 Net Price
29% Take Out Loans
0.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UH is $28,193. 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, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $6,184 a year. That adds up to $24,736 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UH is 0.5%. 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 Undergraduate Student Diversity

27,648 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 38,581 undergraduate students at UH, with 27,648 being full-time and 10,933 being part-time.

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There are also 8,450 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 27,648 full-time undergraduates at UH, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 6,986
Black or African American 3,097
Hispanic or Latino 9,496
White 5,566
International Students 1,174
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,329

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Houston. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 137 countries are represented at UH. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at University of Houston

6,224 Took All Classes Online
32,345 Took At Least One Class Online
579.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 32,345 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UH has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 77th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UH

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Houston was 579.3%. This is the #156 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UH regardless of major.

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%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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