University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX · Public · Large city · UHD
Public institution in Houston, TX · 12,812 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $53,551 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Undergraduates
- Top 16%Pell Grant share
- Top 17%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $14,623649th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,708341st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,788716th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,017561st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,750517th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,551882nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,120586th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 33.8%1,683rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.4%1,360th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.6%1,262nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1041864th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 12,812196th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 51.6%345th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 16 mi (IAH)
On 1 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 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $75,204 | $69,338 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $57,318 | $57,318 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $55,964 | $58,673 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $54,624 | $57,318 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $53,775 | $41,193 |
| InsuranceBusiness | bachelors | $49,058 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,354 | $50,082 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $47,260 | $49,683 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,849 | $44,064 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $46,478 | $46,589 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $45,901 | $50,022 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $45,696 | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteuhd.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 225432)
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