- The Inkwell
- Texas
- University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, TXCity: largeZIP 77002Founded 1974
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1974
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.uhd.edu
TexasPublic
University of Houston-Downtown
University of Houston-Downtown is a public university in Houston, Texas, with 12,555 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 30% within six years and costs $9,828 a year after aid.
30%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention67%
4-year graduation13%
Pell Grant share62%
Federal loans30%
$9,828net price / year
90%admission rate
1029average SAT
30%graduate in 6 years
$57,404median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#923 of 1,704 for earnings#177 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,539 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,192 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $18,864tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,708
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,428
- Average net price
- $9,828national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,865
$30,001–48,000$8,824
$48,001–75,000$9,953
$75,001–110,000$12,069
$110,001+$17,444
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1029
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–560
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–550
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college30%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college62%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 30%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 13%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,475
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,404middle 50%: $35,830–$79,392
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$79,392
Median, University of Houston-Downtown$57,404
Lower quarter$35,830
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 12,555
- Part-time
- 53%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 27.0
- First-generation students
- 53%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 62%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 54%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,421 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,787
- Endowment, end of year
- $64,433,695
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White9.9%
Hispanic59%
Black17%
Asian8.2%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.0%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management40%
Psychology9.7%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies8.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.3%
Education6.4%
Computer & information sciences4.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.3%
Public administration & social service3.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 225432. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7895509.