University of Houston
Houston, Texas
- Public
- City
- 38,380 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 74%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $11,439per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 65%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $68,42310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Cougar Promise, UH guarantees tuition and mandatory fees are covered for eligible students with family incomes at or below $65,000.
Source: Cougar Promise | Costs & Financial Aid ... - University of Houston
The Cougar Promise guarantees full tuition and mandatory fees coverage for eligible students with family incomes at or below $65,000.
Source: Cougar Promise | Costs & Financial Aid ... - University of Houston
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 74%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1160–1340Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Houston's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
25% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.46. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 76%26,312 admitted of 34,728 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1140–131055% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 22–287% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 25%59% were in the top quarter. Based on the 71% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Important
- GPA
- Test scores
Considered
- How challenging your classes were
- Class rank
- Essay
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Houston Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,439full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $23,250sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,717Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $22,427Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 65%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 87%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $68,42310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 38,380Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 47%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 40%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Texas State University San Marcos, TX — admits 89%
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX — admits 94%
- California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA — admits 91%
- The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX — admits 100%
Also worth a look
- University of North Texas Denton, TX — admits 72%
- The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX — admits 87%
- The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX — admits 80%
- Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX — admits 73%
- Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ — admits 67%
- Texas State University San Marcos, TX — admits 89%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Houston, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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