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Acceptance Rate

73.9%

Total Profiles

6

SAT Range

1160–1340

User Accept Rate

33.3%

In-State Tuition

$9,711

Out-of-State Tuition

$22,191

Undergrad Enrollment

37,175

Applicants

30,327

Yield Rate

26.8%

Endowment / Student

$32,718

Student:Faculty

21:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2027
GPA
4.00
SAT
1550
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.57
SAT
1430
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1510
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.39
SAT
1260
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
2.82
SAT
ACT
31
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.96
SAT
1500
ACT
Round: EA

What you pay

$14,276/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $57,104 over four years.

What grads earn

$64,374/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$66,326 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.9 years of pay.

81% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

15.7%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

31%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

4.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of University of Houston’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$10,929
$30–48k$10,220
$48–75k$12,528
$75–110k$19,197
Over $110k$23,811

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

65%

Completion · all

62%

Completion · Pell

62%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

62%

Median debt

$18,194

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
30,327
Admitted
21,08769.5%
Enrolled
5,65227% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling6
Motor Vehicle Theft69
Rape19
Robbery21

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation56% / 44%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball47Basketball14Football119Golf12Track & Field135

Women's

Basketball14Golf10Soccer32Softball22Swimming33Tennis7Track & Field124Volleyball19
Research Activity
FY 2024
$239Mtotal R&D expenditure#132 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Psychology, General718 grads
Computer and Information Sciences, General430 grads
Finance, General381 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General373 grads
Management Information Systems, General354 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General342 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science306 grads
Health and Wellness, General302 grads
Accounting275 grads
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst265 grads

4yr Grad Rate

38%

6yr Grad Rate

62%

Retention Rate

87%

Median Earnings

$62,377