Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Houston, TX
Population 5,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Honors College

Name Thomas F. Freeman Honors College
Students 400 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,403
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 79%
From Region 5%
Athletes 7.3%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 86%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 4%
White 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs 180 17% / 83% 1% $52,452 51 94%
Human Services 49 12% / 88% 0% $49,879 44
Public Administration 8 25% / 75% 0% $44,994 29 100%
Social Work 31 10% / 90% 0% $53,597 54 97%
Criminal Justice 86 16% / 84% 1% $53,286 53 93%
Emergency Management 6 83% / 17% 0% $65,546 77
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 129 39% / 61% 0% $54,389 56 92%
Kinesiology 40 32% / 68% 0% $57,117 62 92%
Sport Management 35 63% / 37% 0% $57,117 62 92%
Family and Consumer Sciences 8 0% / 100% 0% $47,933 38 96%
Education 46 33% / 67% 0% $51,064 47
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences 251 25% / 75% 0% $51,710 49 93%
English 10 20% / 80% 0% $48,389 40
Ethnic Studies 6 17% / 83% 0% $45,614 31
General Studies 72 39% / 61% 0% $49,565 43 97%
History 4 0% / 100% 0% $49,452 43
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 0% / 100% 0% $63,690 75 88%
Political Science 31 10% / 90% 0% $55,302 58 90%
Psychology 96 15% / 85% 0% $54,730 57 92%
Sociology 5 40% / 60% 0% $49,193 42
Music 8 88% / 12% 0% $42,792 23
Studio Art 2 0% / 100% 0% $39,715 16
Theatre 9 56% / 44% 0% $34,397 8
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 97 23% / 77% 2% $46,679 34 94%
Dietetics 3 33% / 67% 0% $47,089 36
Clinical Laboratory Science 8 12% / 88% 12% $66,188 78 88%
Environmental Health 4 100% / 0% 25% $55,908 60 94%
Health and Wellness 28 32% / 68% 0% $40,781 18 96%
Respiratory Care 6 17% / 83% 0% $50,519 46
Health Information Management $45,595 31 94%
Healthcare Administration 48 12% / 88% 0% $45,595 31 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science, Engineering, and Technology 173 39% / 61% 3% $56,537 61 93%
Civil Engineering 19 74% / 26% 0% $71,731 84 87%
Electrical Engineering 8 88% / 12% 0% $88,963 95
Computer Science 26 69% / 31% 15% $66,694 78 84%
Information Science/Studies 7 57% / 43% 0%
Chemistry 9 11% / 89% 0% $50,512 46 96%
Mathematics 7 71% / 29% 0% $57,304 63
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $59,710 68
Biology 63 13% / 87% 2% $45,214 30 96%
Biomedical Sciences 20 0% / 100% 0% $45,214 30 96%
Environmental Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $48,756 41
Applied Engineering Technology 3 100% / 0% 33% $57,270 63
Civil Engineering Technology $77,595 88
Computer Engineering Technology 4 50% / 50% 0% $76,311 87
Electrical Engineering Technology 2 100% / 0% 0% $77,479 88
Industrial Technology 3 67% / 33% 0% $75,896 87
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Transportation 19 79% / 21% 0% $50,099 45 94%
Transportation Management 7 57% / 43% 0% $51,748 49 92%
Aviation Management 12 92% / 8% 0% $49,138 42 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Jesse H. Jones School of Business 215 40% / 60% 2% $55,476 59 91%
Office Administration Technology 25 48% / 52% 0% $58,946 66
Accounting 22 27% / 73% 9% $60,142 68 92%
Banking and Finance 29 41% / 59% 7% $61,649 71 79%
Business Administration 70 43% / 57% 0% $51,748 49 91%
Management Information Systems 17 47% / 53% 0% $60,614 69
Marketing 52 35% / 65% 0% $51,732 49 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Communication 97 52% / 48% 0% $40,853 18 86%
Communication 20 50% / 50% 0% $40,317 17 83%
Communication Studies 7 43% / 57% 0% $40,317 17 83%
Journalism 24 25% / 75% 0% $51,703 49 89%
Mass Communication 15 80% / 20% 0% $40,317 17 83%
Radio and Television 31 61% / 39% 0% $33,180 7 87%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,637
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,844
Est. In-State Cost $12,466
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,551
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 7%
6-Year Graduation Rate 22%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 36.6% 425 26% / 74% 0% $49,552 43 92%
Business & Economics 24.4% 283 39% / 61% 2% $53,624 54 92%
Professional 9.7% 113 32% / 68% 1% $55,340 58 93%
Health Sciences 7.4% 86 33% / 67% 2% $52,126 50 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.1% 83 10% / 90% 1% $45,214 30 96%
Computer Science 5.0% 58 59% / 41% 7% $62,896 73 84%
Education 4.0% 46 33% / 67% 0% $51,064 47
Engineering 2.3% 27 78% / 22% 0% $76,837 88 87%
Arts 1.6% 19 63% / 37% 0% $38,492 13
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 17 41% / 59% 0% $53,850 55 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 4 50% / 50% 0% $47,506 37

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $12.8M #145 62% $0 3 #204 19
Physical Sciences & Math $1.9M #296 98% $0 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.6M #277 32% $0 4 #289
Computer Science $0.2M #359 90% $0 1
Engineering $0.1M #377 98% $0
Education $0.1M #382 100% $0 20 #204
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0 2 #219 16 1
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Business & Economics $0 #456 $0
Total $16.6M #269 64% $0 29 #334 35 3

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 63%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 63% 63% 63%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 51%
SAT Range 800 – 1000
SAT Math Range 380 – 480
SAT RW Range 420 – 520