University of Houston
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Houston is a public research university in Houston, TX (city setting), with 37,946 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 70% of 30,327 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1150–1330 on the SAT and 23–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $39,214 a year for out-of-state students and $26,734 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,738 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 65% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, computer & information sciences, psychology. The campus reported 0.73 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Houston ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 65%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,711 in-state · $22,191 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 74 burglaries · 47 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 45 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Houston
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Houston teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 32 | 4 over | 4 | $1.4M | $43,920 | 986 | |
| Baseball | Big 12 Conference | 47 | 13 over | 1 | $3.2M | $67,872 | 970 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 14 | room 1 | 6 | $15M | $1,041,257 | 970 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $3.7M | $263,252 | 978 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 986 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 978 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 119 | 14 over | 1 | $23M | $195,557 | 961 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 12 | 3 over | 2 | $866k | $72,172 | 968 | |
| Women's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $832k | $83,175 | 982 | |
| Softball | Big 12 Conference | 22 | room 3 | 4 | $1.5M | $65,972 | 994 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big 12 Conference | 33 | 3 over | 3 | $1.5M | $43,971 | 988 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $722k | $103,179 | 963 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 135 | 90 over | 8 | $1.7M | $12,948 | 959 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 124 | 79 over | 1 | $1.7M | $14,097 | 963 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $1.8M | $93,720 | 990 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.