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.
- Top 17%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 19%Average net price
- Top 19%Undergraduates
- Top 23%Median earnings, 6 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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,746343rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,330942nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,788611th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,831453rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,004591st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,098449th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.8%1,124th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.3%957th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 75.3%762nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1105673rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20800th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,082416th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 43.8%559th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $57,318 | $49,631 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $54,644 | $52,107 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $54,388 | $61,814 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $54,109 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,105 | $50,717 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $49,084 | $46,321 |
| Legal Support ServicesLegal Professions | bachelors | $48,432 | $38,337 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $47,781 | $47,572 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $49,996 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $46,454 | $47,684 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $45,891 | $44,356 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,651 | $47,673 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1971source
- School colors: Blue and Greensource
- Athletic nickname: "Hawks"source
- Mascot: Hunter the Hawksource
- Campus size: about 524 acressource
- Notable alum: Bruce McCandless IIsource
- Notable alum: Michael Finckesource
- Notable alum: Story Musgravesource
- Notable alum: Michael E. Fossumsource
- Notable alum: Gregory Chamitoffsource
Key links
- Official websiteuhcl.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 225414)
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