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University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UH

Public institution in Houston, TX · 37,175 undergraduates · 70% acceptance rate · $62,377 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
$13,853581st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,711558th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$22,191975th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,056692nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,194473rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,377456th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,768426th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
64.9%593rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.4%365th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
69.5%589th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1229329th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
37,17522nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
40.9%663rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 19 mi (IAH)

On 3 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 75 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$78,971—
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,658$74,576
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,747$55,512
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$73,949$67,660
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,446$73,530
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,373$71,202
Petroleum EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,168$67,380
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$69,338$67,899
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$67,324$68,858
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$65,205$66,060
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,581$65,457
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$63,817$61,516

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,377,636 (M $5,608,998 · W $3,768,638)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Houston’s 37,175 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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