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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%
Computer Science & Math 11%
Health Sciences 10%
Life & Natural Sciences 9%
Engineering 7%
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)
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Admissions

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

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $24M #62
Engineering, Computing & Math $88M #72
Life & Natural Sciences $87M #122
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 424 #36
Engineering, Computing & Math 113 #48
Life & Natural Sciences 318 #80

Honors College

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

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 59%
SAT Range 1190 – 1310
SAT Math Range 570 – 670
SAT RW Range 590 – 670
ACT Range 23 – 29

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

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
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
Environmental Science 24 — 33% / 67% 4% $55,399
Human Nutrition 134 — 23% / 77% 4% $56,884
American Sign Language 8 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 80 — 8% / 92% 0% $65,911
Health and Wellness 302 +1 18% / 82% 1% $56,537
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
Chemistry 23 — 48% / 52% 0% $76,910
Geophysics 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $93,918
Geosciences 23 — 43% / 57% 0% $93,918
Physics 17 +1 76% / 24% 6% —
⇅ 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 32 — 28% / 72% 6% $62,069
Communication 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $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

It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Dinosaur Juice
Playing House Civil Engineering
The Deep Bench
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical & Computer 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

Computer Science & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
It Works On My Machine Software Development
The 10x Production Breakers

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
String Theorists

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