University of HoustonUniversity of Houston
Houston, TX · Southwest
- Acceptance rate
- 73.9%
- SAT mid-50
- 1160-1340
- Cost after aid
- $14,276
- Graduation rate
- 65%
What University of Houston says matters
How University of Houston rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.
- Acceptance rate
- 74%
- 23,446 of 31,716
- Yield
- 27%
- 6,218 enrolled
- SAT mid-50
- 1170-1330
- ACT mid-50
- 23-29
- CDS year
- 2024-25
Acceptance rate by gender
- Men
- 72%9,914 of 13,836
- Women
- 76%13,532 of 17,880
The full Common Data Set
Every figure University of Houston published for 2024-25, section by section.
First-Time, First-Year Admission43
Applications
- Total first-time, first-year men who applied
- 13,836
- Total first-time, first-year women who applied
- 17,880
- Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted
- 9,914
- Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted
- 13,532
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
- 2,525
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
- 222
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
- 3,253
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
- 218
- Total first-time, first-year students who applied
- 31,716
- Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted
- 23,446
- Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled
- 6,218
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 4
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 3
Wait List
- Do you release that information to school counselors?
- Very Important
Basis for Selection
- Standardized test scores
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
- Application Essay
- 0.1508
- Recommendation(s)
- 0.5441
- Interview
- 4e-05
- Talent/ability
- 1.0000400000000003
- First generation
- SAT Composite
- Alumni/ae relation
- 0.1243
- Geographical residence
- 0.5561
- State residency
- 0.3008
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- 0.0184
- Volunteer work
- 0.0004
- Level of applicant’s interest
- 1
Entrance Exams
- Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?
- 0.0283
First-time, first-year Profile
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 0.456
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 0.127
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 2,833
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 389
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 1,170
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 1,240
- SAT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 1,330
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 590
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 630
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 670
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 570
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 620
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 670
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 23%
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 26%
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 29%
Transfer Admission4
Fall Applicants
- If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?
- Applicants
- Unknown
- Required of All
- Another Gender
- X
Application for Admission
- Spring
- Priority Date
Student Life4
Percent Participating
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 0.1%
- Percent of men who join fraternities
- 18%
- Percent of women who join sororities
- 18%
Activities Offered
- Concert band
- Marine Option (for Naval ROTC)
Annual Expenses9
Private Tuition
- Tuition
- 1032
- Tuition
- 6056
All Institutions Expenses
- Required Fees:
- Residents
- Food and housing (on-campus):
- 1430
- Housing Only (on-campus):
- Not Applicable
- Food Only (on-campus meal plan):
- Not Applicable
- Required Fees:
- 3889
Comprehensive Expenses
- Comprehensive tuition and food and housing fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition and food and housing fees):
- 362
- Other:
- 896
Financial Aid23
Reporting Year
- 2024-2025
- Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid
- 2023-2024 Final
- Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
Methodology
- Federal methodology (FM)
- Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
- Institutional methodology (IM)
- Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- Both FM and IM
- On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
Need-based Aid Awarded
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
- Federal Work-Study
- Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
- State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
- Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
- Parent Loans
- Note: These are the graduates and loan types to include and exclude in order to fill out CDS H4 and H5.
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- Include:
- Athletic Awards
- • 2024 undergraduate class: all students who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
- Federal
- • Students who transferred in.
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- • Money borrowed at other institutions.
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- • Parent loans
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- • Students who did not graduate or who graduated with another degree or certificate (but no bachelor’s degree).
Students Awarded Aid
- I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:
- J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)
- B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
- b) Students notified on a rolling basis:
- C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
- Yes
- D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
- No
- E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
- If yes, starting date:
- F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
- 2024-03-09 00:00:00
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred1
Diploma/Certificates
- Public administration and social services
- 0
Enrollment And Persistence38
Institutional Enrollment
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men
- 13,706
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender
- Men
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown
- 222
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: men
- 4,261
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: women
- 4,997
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: another gender
- 158
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: unknown
- 5,155
- All other degree-seeking: men
- Men
- All other degree-seeking: women
- 18,861
- Total degree-seeking: men
- 1,991
- Total degree-seeking: women
- 13
- Total degree-seeking: another gender
- 2,946
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: men
- 283
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: women
- 832
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: another gender
- 20
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown
- 1,135
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: men
- Men
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: women
- 4,081
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: unknown
- Men
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men
- 39,257
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women
- 8,723
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender
- 47,980
- Total undergraduate students: women
- 2,204
- Total undergraduate students: unknown
- 374
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women
- 1,961
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: another gender
- 0
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown
- 1,961
- Degree-seeking, first-time: men
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- Degree-seeking, first-time: another gender
- 2,008
- Degree-seeking, first-time: unknown
- 2
- All other degree-seeking: men
- 819
- All other degree-seeking: women
- 304
- All other degree-seeking: another gender
- 115
- All other degree-seeking: unknown
- 1,238
All
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: men
- 313
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: women
- 113
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: another gender
- 1,233
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: unknown
- 0.629
About University of Houston
University of Houston is a large public university in Houston, TX, in a city setting.
What University of Houston looks for
University of Houston admits the majority of applicants who meet its baseline academic profile. For most students applying here, the work is in writing applications that reflect real fit rather than treating the application as a checklist. Demonstrated interest matters more here than at the most selective schools. Visiting, attending an info session, and asking real questions of admissions all move the needle.
Frequently asked
What SAT score do I need for University of Houston?
University of Houston's middle 50% SAT range is 1160 to 1340. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for University of Houston?
Middle 50% ACT range is 23 to 29. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Houston?
University of Houston admits roughly 74% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.
What does University of Houston actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $14,276 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is University of Houston a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat University of Houston as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.
