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University of Houston

Houston, TXMain CampusLarge city (population over 250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Where You Fit

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363228241812
2.02.53.03.54.0

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Class Rank

Top tenth (25%)
Top 11%–25% (34%)
Top 26%–50% (30%)
Bottom 26%–50% (9%)
Bottom quarter (2%)

High School GPA

4.0 (2.7%)
3.75–3.99 (21.8%)
3.50–3.74 (27%)
3.25–3.49 (22.5%)
3.00–3.24 (15.3%)
2.50–2.99 (9.4%)
2.00–2.49 (1.2%)
1.00–1.99 (0.1%)

Admission Factor Importance

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $9,711

In-State Cost of Attendance: $25,056

Out-of-State Tuition: $22,191

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $37,536

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Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 4,174

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $12,066

Students with non-need merit aid: 494

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $3,779

Student Debt

Median total debt: $14,000

Students with federal loans: 31.9%

Students with Pell grants: 40.9%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $48,424

After 5 years: $63,161

Majors(74 programs)

  1. Psychology, General.(566 graduates)
  2. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(439 graduates)
  3. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(391 graduates)
  4. Finance and Financial Management Services.(369 graduates)
  5. Biology, General.(346 graduates)
  6. Accounting and Related Services.(337 graduates)
  7. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(304 graduates)
  8. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(292 graduates)
  9. Hospitality Administration/Management.(257 graduates)
  10. Management Information Systems and Services.(249 graduates)
  11. Marketing.(241 graduates)
  12. Mechanical Engineering.(220 graduates)
  13. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(214 graduates)
  14. Political Science and Government.(211 graduates)
  15. Construction Engineering Technologies.(209 graduates)
  16. General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.(170 graduates)
  17. Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.(168 graduates)
  18. Economics.(166 graduates)
  19. Computer Systems Analysis.(164 graduates)
  20. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(154 graduates)
  21. English Language and Literature, General.(143 graduates)
  22. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(119 graduates)
  23. Human Resources Management and Services.(116 graduates)
  24. Mathematics.(111 graduates)
  25. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(104 graduates)
  26. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.(102 graduates)
  27. History.(102 graduates)
  28. Fine and Studio Arts.(94 graduates)
  29. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(91 graduates)
  30. Chemical Engineering.(81 graduates)
  31. Biotechnology.(74 graduates)
  32. Architecture.(73 graduates)
  33. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(73 graduates)
  34. Computer Software and Media Applications.(69 graduates)
  35. Music.(66 graduates)
  36. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(62 graduates)
  37. Civil Engineering.(62 graduates)
  38. Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(62 graduates)
  39. Journalism.(61 graduates)
  40. Petroleum Engineering.(61 graduates)
  41. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services.(60 graduates)
  42. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(58 graduates)
  43. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(58 graduates)
  44. Sociology.(51 graduates)
  45. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(50 graduates)
  46. Communication and Media Studies.(45 graduates)
  47. Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(45 graduates)
  48. Anthropology.(45 graduates)
  49. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(43 graduates)
  50. Business/Corporate Communications.(42 graduates)
  51. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(41 graduates)
  52. Industrial Engineering.(38 graduates)
  53. Chemistry.(31 graduates)
  54. Design and Applied Arts.(31 graduates)
  55. Computer Engineering.(30 graduates)
  56. Physics.(30 graduates)
  57. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(29 graduates)
  58. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(28 graduates)
  59. Philosophy.(20 graduates)
  60. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(18 graduates)
  61. Dance.(18 graduates)
  62. Interior Architecture.(12 graduates)
  63. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(10 graduates)
  64. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(9 graduates)
  65. Religion/Religious Studies.(9 graduates)
  66. American Sign Language.(8 graduates)
  67. Applied Mathematics.(8 graduates)
  68. Environmental Design.(5 graduates)
  69. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(5 graduates)
  70. East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  71. Area Studies.
  72. Information Science/Studies.
  73. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  74. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 37,175 students

Admission Rate: 69.5%

Retention Rate: 86.4%

Graduation Rate: 64.9%

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Student Demographics

White (17.2%)
Hispanic (37.5%)
Black (11.4%)
Asian (23.8%)
Two or More (3.2%)
International (5.3%)

Gender Distribution

Men (48.0%)
Women (51.9%)

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