UH Description
Hundreds of academic choices, top-ranking graduate programs, world-renowned award-winning faculty and cutting edge research may all be found at the University of Houston (UH).
Educating nearly 40,000 students annually, University of Houston offers more than 300 undergraduate and graduate programs on campus and online.
Whether you’re interested in one of UH’s high-ranking programs in Electrical Engineering, Business, Fine Arts or Law, are an aspiring teacher, or anthropologist or wish to study literature, architecture, languages, law, social work or the pharmaceutical sciences, University of Houston offers it.
With faculty who have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony, the Noble Peace Prize and the National Medal of Science, instruction is at its exceptional best at University of Houston.
Research is also of a superior quality. Housing 40 research centers, UH is a leading institution of research in the city of Houston.
Since the school is located in a large and vibrant city, students also have the opportunity to undertake internships at nationally recognized companies and organizations.
Student life is also alive and rich with opportunities, housing over 400 student organizations and 16 intercollegiate athletic teams.
Student services are also abundant. In addition to academic, career and personal services, financial aid is offered through a variety of scholarships, loans, grants and departmental fellowships.
Quick Facts about University of Houston
Location
Southwest
Setting
Large City Setting
Type
Public
Size
Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)
Mascot
Cougars
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
Selectivity
Selective
In-State Tuition
$8,248
Out-of-State Tuition
$14,108
Retention Rate
82%
Enrollment
36,120
Year Established
1927
UH Students
- Full-Time Undergrad Students
- 28,056
- Freshman Class
- 6,184
- Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
- 36,120
Undergraduate vs. Graduate
- Undergraduate
- 78%
- Graduate
- 22%
Full-Time vs. Part-Time Students
- Full-Time
- 28%
- Part-Time
- 72%
Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State
- In-State
- 83%
- Out-of-State
- 17%
Gender of Students
- Women
- 51%
- Men
- 49%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 14%
- Asian
- 22%
- Caucasian
- 38%
- Latino
- 22%
- Other
- 4%
Students State Origin
- Texas
- 83%
- Other
- 17%
International Students
- International
- 8%
- Domestic
- 92%
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