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University of Houston
Houston, TX · Public · 38,380 students · mostly bachelor degrees
127th-cheapest of 340 Texas colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,276
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$26,185
Graduation rate
65%
Admission rate
74%
Median graduate earnings
$62,377
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$18,194
Average SAT
1250
Median ACT
26
Pell grant recipients
42%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
189 programsComputer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Master's Degree49 grads/yr$138,873Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree200 grads/yr$138,841Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · First Professional Degree122 grads/yr$137,021Law · First Professional Degree271 grads/yr$135,984Optometry · First Professional Degree92 grads/yr$129,383Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Master's Degree6 grads/yr$125,334Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree32 grads/yr$125,271Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$122,385Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Doctoral Degree41 grads/yr$114,813Geology/Earth Science, General · Master's Degree21 grads/yr$110,277Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree89 grads/yr$110,184Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree83 grads/yr$107,399Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$107,283Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Master's Degree42 grads/yr$106,324Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree47 grads/yr$105,601Accounting · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$101,406Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree350 grads/yr$98,790Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree167 grads/yr$97,201Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$94,814Petroleum Engineering · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$94,651Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree182 grads/yr$93,275Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree327 grads/yr$91,983Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree81 grads/yr$91,276Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree79 grads/yr$89,653Law · Master's Degree$89,257
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.