University of Houston - Downtown Teaching Programs

University of Houston - Downtown is a public institution situated in Houston, Texas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is University of Houston - Downtown?

Contact details for UH Downtown are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002-1014
Phone:	713-221-8000
Website:	www.uhd.edu

How Do I Get Into UH Downtown?

You can apply to UH Downtown online at: www.uhd.edu/admissions/apply/Pages/admissions-application.aspx

Admission Requirements for UH Downtown

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Downtown?

With an acceptance rate of 88%, UH Downtown is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to UH Downtown submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 550. Math scores were between 480 and 550.

UH Downtown received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 20. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 20.

Can I Afford University of Houston - Downtown?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UH Downtown, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $5,409 a year. That adds up to $21,636 over four years for those students.

University of Houston - Downtown Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,612 undergraduate students at UH Downtown, with 6,584 being full-time and 7,028 being part-time.

There are also 1,465 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,584 full-time undergraduates at UH Downtown, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	576
Black or African American	1,030
Hispanic or Latino	3,632
White	766
International Students	388
Other Races/Ethnicities	192

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Houston - Downtown. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at UH Downtown. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Angola, and China.

Online Learning at University of Houston - Downtown

There are 39 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at UH Downtown. In 2022-2023, 10,764 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 43rd most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of Houston - Downtown Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	15	15	30
General Education	5	0	0	5
TOTAL	5	15	15	35

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.