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University of Houston

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Houston, TX
Population 5,500,000
Website http://www.uh.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 37,175
Men / Women 48% / 52%
Hispanic 35%
Asian 21%
White 18%
Black 12%
International 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 32%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 18%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Arts 6%
Professional 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,717
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,547
Est. In-State Cost $12,570
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,167
10-Year ROI $222,000
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $24M #63
Engineering, Computing & Math $88M #72
Life & Natural Sciences $87M #123
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 424 #36
Engineering, Computing & Math 113 #48
Life & Natural Sciences 318 #91

Honors College

Name The Honors College
Students 2,000 (5%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 59%
SAT Range 1,160 – 1,340
ACT Range 23 – 29

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
C.T. Bauer College of Business 2,125 50% / 50% 4% $87,151
Accounting 275 +21 45% / 55% 8% $88,192
Business Analytics 108 — 73% / 27% 5% —
Business Communications 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $66,133
Entrepreneurship 21 +20 43% / 57% 14% —
Finance 381 +39 65% / 35% 3% $83,080
Human Resource Development 74 +1 18% / 82% 1% $72,035
Management 260 +37 45% / 55% 2% $105,720
Management Information Systems 354 +35 59% / 41% 5% $86,944
Marketing 373 +80 36% / 64% 3% $67,197
Organizational Leadership 42 — 60% / 40% 2% $105,720
Professional Selling 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $76,781
Supply Chain Management 234 +8 47% / 53% 5% $105,720
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Architecture and Design 131 40% / 60% 4% $73,395
Environmental Design 3 — 67% / 33% 33% —
Architecture 106 — 45% / 55% 3% $73,395
Interior Architecture 22 — 14% / 86% 5% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 366 49% / 51% 2% $59,188
Kinesiology 306 +1 43% / 57% 2% $59,188
Sport Management 60 +1 80% / 20% 5% $59,188
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 2,926 28% / 72% 2% $59,469
American Sign Language 8 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Biochemistry 74 — 47% / 53% 5% $61,980
Biology 342 +3 32% / 68% 3% $64,277
Biomedical Sciences 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $64,277
Biotechnology 84 +1 44% / 56% 2% $83,544
Communication Sciences and Disorders 80 — 8% / 92% 0% $65,911
Environmental Science 24 — 33% / 67% 4% $55,399
Health and Wellness 302 +1 18% / 82% 1% $56,537
Human Nutrition 134 — 23% / 77% 4% $56,884
Consumer Science 46 — 43% / 57% 0% $59,569
Economics 124 +5 69% / 31% 10% $76,727
African American Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Anthropology 31 +3 35% / 65% 6% $56,996
Chinese Studies 6 +2 33% / 67% 0% —
English 108 +3 33% / 67% 4% $52,657
Ethnic Studies 6 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Foreign Languages 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% —
French 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $58,405
Hispanic Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
History 71 +3 49% / 51% 0% $56,600
Human Development and Family Studies 83 +1 7% / 93% 0% $49,459
Interdisciplinary Studies 80 — 68% / 32% 2% —
Interdisciplinary Studies 229 — 10% / 90% 1% $60,374
Liberal Studies 34 — 29% / 71% 0% $53,674
Philosophy 29 +3 38% / 62% 10% —
Political Science 197 +5 41% / 59% 4% $63,761
Psychology 718 +8 20% / 80% 1% $53,723
Public Policy Analysis 4 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Religion/Religious Studies
Sociology 69 +4 25% / 75% 0% $58,224
Spanish 21 +6 14% / 86% 0% $58,405
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 940 71% / 29% 6% $93,375
Computer Graphics 107 — 49% / 51% 3% $57,110
Computer Information Systems 265 — 76% / 24% 5% $90,056
Computer Science 430 +5 78% / 22% 7% $109,233
Mathematical Biology 5 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Mathematics 64 +1 66% / 34% 9% $66,887
Physics 17 +1 76% / 24% 6% —
Chemistry 23 — 48% / 52% 0% $76,910
Geophysics 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $93,918
Geosciences 23 — 43% / 57% 0% $93,918
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Nursing 84 21% / 79% 1% $93,300
Nursing 84 — 21% / 79% 1% $93,300
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership 154 39% / 61% 9% $66,802
Hospitality Management 154 — 39% / 61% 9% $66,802
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Cullen College of Engineering 831 77% / 23% 5% $96,040
Biomedical Engineering 52 — 50% / 50% 12% $82,690
Chemical Engineering 78 — 67% / 33% 10% $102,141
Civil Engineering 71 — 69% / 31% 8% $94,062
Computer Engineering 45 — 87% / 13% 7% —
Electrical Engineering 70 — 73% / 27% 4% $110,335
Industrial Engineering 30 — 60% / 40% 0% $103,654
Mechanical Engineering 190 — 79% / 21% 5% $99,246
Petroleum Engineering 13 — 62% / 38% 15% $91,394
Computer Engineering Technology 42 — 86% / 14% 2% $73,864
Construction Engineering Technology 143 — 86% / 14% 1% $97,588
Electrical Engineering Technology 31 — 90% / 10% 3% $94,984
Mechanical Engineering Technology 66 — 88% / 12% 5% $85,805
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Jack J. Valenti School of Communication 321 32% / 68% 2% $54,930
Advertising 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $59,572
Advertising and Public Relations 112 +2 23% / 77% 1% $59,572
Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,069
Communication 32 — 28% / 72% 6% $62,069
Health Communication 15 — 7% / 93% 0% $59,572
Journalism 53 — 26% / 74% 2% $51,036
Mass Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,069
Public Relations 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $59,572
Radio, Television, and Film 99 — 49% / 51% 3% $48,234
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts 246 35% / 65% 2% $53,237
Art 49 — 14% / 86% 2% $45,507
Art History 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $45,507
Dance 10 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Graphic Design 23 — 26% / 74% 9% $66,196
Industrial Design 18 — 61% / 39% 6% $66,196
Music 44 — 59% / 41% 0% $57,164
Music Performance 21 +3 43% / 57% 5% $57,164
Painting 24 — 29% / 71% 0% $45,507
Photography 12 — 58% / 42% 0% $37,659
Sculpture 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $45,507
Theatre 28 — 39% / 61% 4% $56,668

Rankings

My Tribe

Little Meca Most Muslim
Active Community

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
String Theorists
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Dinosaur Juice
Playing House Civil Engineering
The Deep Bench
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
Embedded and Exhausted
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Pragmatic Plug-and-Players
Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
Black Gold Elite
Hugging Trees with Calculus Environmental Engineering
Carbon Crushers
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Polymer Players
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
Move Fast, Break Tuition Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Side Hustle Squad
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
The Gold Standard
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Currently Fetching Coffee

Humanities & Social Sciences

Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Grassroots
I'll Figure Out the Career Later Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Generalist Geniuses
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Cubicle Whisperers

Professional

The "Actually Knowing How to Build It" Crew Manufacturing
Applied Science All-Stars