University of Houston - Clear Lake

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 5,500,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,624
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 99%
From Region 0%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 48%
White 30%
Asian 8%
Black 8%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 337 40% 39% 6% 5% 46% 1% $72,404 51 -0.56 80 91%
Accounting 79 — 37% 33% 13% 1% 49% 1% $72,499 18 -0.94 80 91% — — — —
Business Administration 87 — 36% 48% 2% 3% 44% 0% $75,788 61 -0.09 83 89% — — — —
Business Administration, Management and Operations 11 — 55% 45% 0% 18% 27% 0% $71,285 46 -0.33 79 96% — — — —
Finance 37 — 68% 41% 3% 3% 51% 3% $77,605 15 -0.74 85 88% — — — —
Management 83 — 34% 36% 6% 10% 42% 0% $71,285 46 -0.33 79 96% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $85,343 35 -0.41 90 93% — — — —
Marketing 40 — 40% 30% 5% 2% 52% 2% $62,678 10 -1.16 67 86% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 121 4% 21% 4% 2% 69% 0% $59,588 9 +0.53 61 96%
Education 121 — 4% 21% 4% 2% 69% 0% $59,588 79 +0.53 61 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Human Sciences and Humanities 637 23% 27% 5% 7% 55% 0% $55,581 3 -0.14 51 90% 6.0%
Game and Interactive Media Design 5 — 80% 20% 40% 0% 40% 0% $57,204 18 -1.02 55 — — — — —
English 29 — 7% 55% 3% 3% 34% 0% $57,527 77 +0.62 56 94% — — — —
History 38 — 63% 39% 3% 0% 53% 0% $59,323 72 +0.23 60 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 147 — 9% 22% 5% 3% 68% 0% $58,659 66 +0.13 59 94% — — — —
Anthropology 20 — 20% 40% 0% 0% 55% 0% $64,347 88 +0.68 70 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 41 — 41% 29% 2% 17% 39% 2% $48,661 15 -0.97 32 76% — — — —
Child Development — — — — — — — — $55,438 62 +0.26 51 — — — — —
Child Development 4 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,377 62 +0.25 50 — — — — —
Communication Studies 43 — 30% 14% 7% 9% 67% 0% $59,871 47 -0.19 61 86% — — — —
Geography 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $57,336 26 -0.55 55 — — — — —
Humanities 13 — 46% 38% 0% 15% 31% 0% $59,810 71 +0.27 61 — — — — —
Psychology 138 — 17% 23% 7% 10% 54% 1% $51,398 31 -0.56 40 89% — — — —
Public Administration 12 — 25% 25% 0% 33% 42% 0% $59,830 16 -0.91 61 — — — — —
Social Work 19 — 5% 26% 0% 11% 53% 0% $54,617 56 +0.16 48 89% — — — —
Sociology 11 — 18% 45% 0% 9% 45% 0% $58,211 63 +0.12 57 — — — — —
Studio Art 53 — 25% 36% 4% 4% 51% 0% $49,415 65 +0.28 34 91% — — — —
Criminology 47 — 26% 19% 2% 9% 62% 0% $51,270 8 -1.19 40 96% 6.0% — — —
Paralegal Studies 14 — 29% 43% 7% 0% 43% 0% $73,489 97 +1.87 81 87% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Engineering 453 46% 26% 13% 8% 44% 3% $74,885 57 -0.37 82 92%
Computer Engineering 16 — 88% 12% 12% 12% 56% 6% $91,493 1 -1.21 93 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 37 — 92% 30% 11% 3% 51% 3% $105,763 82 +0.82 98 — — — — —
Computer Information Systems 14 — 93% 21% 29% 0% 43% 0% $77,249 12 -1.02 85 90% — — — —
Computer Science 65 — 78% 35% 20% 6% 28% 6% $96,612 17 -0.83 95 95% — — — —
Information Science 28 — 46% 21% 36% 0% 39% 0% $78,101 13 -0.98 85 — — — — —
Information Technology 18 — 89% 22% 6% 17% 50% 0% $77,249 12 -1.02 85 90% — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 25% 12% 12% 0% 62% 0% $65,109 21 -0.63 71 — — — — —
Mathematics 23 — 39% 39% 9% 0% 35% 4% $62,586 14 -0.86 66 90% — — — —
Physics 6 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 50% 0% $65,309 7 -1.32 71 — — — — —
Biology 78 — 21% 29% 13% 1% 49% 1% $58,331 15 -0.94 58 90% — — — —
Environmental Science 13 — 8% 54% 8% 0% 23% 0% $93,369 100 +4.36 94 83% — — — —
Environmental Health 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,757 30 -0.46 65 — — — — —
Exercise Science 41 — 24% 12% 10% 12% 59% 0% $60,276 46 -0.18 62 — — — — —
Exercise and Health Sciences 32 — 41% 28% 0% 9% 53% 0% $61,382 50 -0.05 64 93% — — — —
Nursing 15 — 20% 13% 0% 27% 27% 33% $103,799 90 +1.15 97 100% — — — —
Occupational Safety and Health 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $60,657 28 -0.54 63 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 55 — 13% 20% 15% 18% 42% 2% $59,172 38 -0.37 60 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,163
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,462
Est. In-State Cost $10,560
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,057
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.3% 392 36% 36% 7% 7% 45% 1% $70,548 27 -0.53 78 91% —
Social Sciences 19.6% 304 24% 25% 5% 11% 52% 1% $54,330 31 -0.38 48 86% —
Humanities 13.8% 214 18% 29% 4% 3% 61% 0% $58,624 70 +0.21 59 94% —
Computer Science 8.4% 130 75% 28% 23% 5% 35% 3% $86,343 12 -0.92 91 93% —
Education 7.8% 121 4% 21% 4% 2% 69% 0% $59,588 83 +0.53 61 96% —
Health Sciences 5.9% 92 32% 18% 4% 14% 51% 5% $67,797 15 +0.07 75 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.0% 78 21% 29% 13% 1% 49% 1% $58,331 13 -0.94 58 90% —
Professional 3.9% 61 26% 25% 3% 7% 57% 0% $56,369 14 -0.49 53 94% 6.0%
Arts 3.4% 53 25% 36% 4% 4% 51% 0% $49,415 40 +0.28 34 91% —
Engineering 3.4% 53 91% 25% 11% 6% 53% 4% $101,455 50 +0.21 97 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 37 41% 32% 8% 0% 43% 3% $63,573 10 -0.88 68 90% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 13 8% 54% 8% 0% 23% 0% $93,369 100 +4.36 94 83% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.0M #361 65% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #400 96% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0.4M #325 64% $0.2M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #331 0% $0.3M — — — —
Education $0.1M #365 98% $0 29 #144 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #482 74% $0 5 #275 — —
Computer Science $0.0M #487 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #436 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.5M #470 66% $0.5M 34 #311 — —

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 70%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 70% 70%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 75%
SAT Range 970 – 1150
SAT Math Range 480 – 570
SAT RW Range 490 – 580