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University of Houston-Clear Lake

Houston, TX · Public · Midsize city · UHCL

Public institution in Houston, TX · 6,082 undergraduates · 75% acceptance rate · $59,004 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$11,056387th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$7,746342nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,330934th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,788611th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,831451st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,004588th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,098448th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
50.8%1,115th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.3%951st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
75.3%752nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1105671st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6,082416th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
43.8%551st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 32 mi (IAH)

On 5 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,318$49,631
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$54,644$52,107
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$54,388$61,814
Computer Sciencebachelors$54,109—
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,105$50,717
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$49,084$46,321
Legal Support ServicesLegal Professionsbachelors$48,432$38,337
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$47,781$47,572
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$47,260$49,996
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$46,454$47,684
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$45,891$44,356
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,651$47,673

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Houston-Clear Lake’s 6,082 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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