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University of Houston

Houston,  Texas
College Board code: 6870

Main Address

212 East Cullen Building
Houston, TX 77204-2023
(713) 743-1000
www.uh.edu

Admission Office

Welcome Center
4400 University Drive
Houston, TX 77204-2023
(713) 743-1010
Fax: (713) 743-9633
admissions@uh.edu
Contact: Djuana Young
Executive Director of Admissions

What the School Says...

The University of Houston is a leading public research university located in the vibrant international city of Houston. Each year, the University serves 35,000 students with nearly 300 academic programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Founded in 1927 the University of Houston is the most diverse higher education institution in America with students from 126 nations, drawn by the University's outstanding academic programs, top-flight research opportunities, and extraordinary diversity.

Go to uh.edu to learn more

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 70%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
  • Doctoral (Professional Practice)
    Other characteristics: Research university with highly diverse student population.

Setting

  • Urban setting
  • Very large city (over 500,000)
  • Commuter campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 29,298
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,295
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 28,056
  • Graduate enrollment: 7,702

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 97% In-state students
  • 3% Out-of-state students
  • 6% Part-time students
  • 50% Women
  • 50% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 27% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 17% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 25% Hispanic
  • 25% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 4% Non-Resident Alien
  • 1% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 24% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 60% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 88% in top half of graduating class
  • 30% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 18% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 21% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 15% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 14% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
  • 2% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
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