University of Houston

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Houston

University of Houston operates as a public institution located in Houston, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 38,380 students of which 42,074 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Houston is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 73.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,250 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,276, with published in-state tuition of $9,717 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,194, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 87.0%. Graduates earn a median of $62,377 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,768 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1153700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.