University of Houston Teaching Programs

University of Houston is a public institution situated in Houston, Texas. The city atmosphere of Houston makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is University of Houston?

Contact details for UH are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, TX 77204-2018
Phone:	713-743-1000
Website:	www.uh.edu

How Do I Get Into UH?

You can apply to UH online at: uh.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/index

Admission Requirements for UH

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH?

UH has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 52% of students accepted to UH submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 580 and 670.

UH received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 30. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford University of Houston?

The overall average net price of UH is $28,193. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UH, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $6,184 a year. That adds up to $24,736 over four years for those students.

University of Houston Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 38,581 undergraduate students at UH, with 27,648 being full-time and 10,933 being part-time.

There are also 8,450 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 27,648 full-time undergraduates at UH, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Houston students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6,986
Black or African American	3,097
Hispanic or Latino	9,496
White	5,566
International Students	1,174
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,329

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Houston. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 137 countries are represented at UH. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at University of Houston

In 2022-2023, 32,822 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UH has changed over the last few years.

University of Houston Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	44	55	99
Curriculum & Instruction	73	16	89
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	55	0	55
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	8	7	15
General Special Education	15	0	15
TOTAL	195	78	273

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By RJN2 under License

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