Division I · Big 12 Conference
University of Houston · Campus
Houston, TX · City · Public · Research university · the Cougars · Website ↗
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.
Large city
Setting
250,000+
37,946
Undergraduates
+ 8,730 graduate students
21:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
86%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
3%
From out of state
+ 4% from abroad
$11k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingLarge city (250,000+) Houston, TX
- TypePublic · Research university
- Part ofUniversity of Houston System
- CalendarSemester
- MedicalGrants medical degrees
- Admissions70% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
37,9468,730
Undergraduates 37,946Graduate students 8,730
Where first-years come from
93%
In state 93%Other states 3%Abroad 4%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
17%37%11%24%
White 17%Hispanic 37%Black 11%Asian 24%Two or more 3%International 5%Not reported 1%
- Women52%
- Full-time73% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class5,652 entered last fall
- Transfers in4,442 12% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online63% take some classes online 11% fully online
- Registered with disability services4% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $10,830 | $4,637 | $15,467 |
| Off campus | $11,022 | $5,813 | $16,835 |
| With family | — | $5,813 | $5,813 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.73 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#17Biggestof 366 · Division I#22Transfersof 366 · Division I#26Most diverseof 365 · Division I#34In stateof 366 · Division I
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