University of Houston-Clear Lake

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

University of Houston-Clear Lake operates as a public institution located in Houston, Texas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 6,078 students of which 7,335 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-Clear Lake is categorized as “17” 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 90.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,060 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,563, with published in-state tuition of $7,770 and a Pell grant recipient share of 45.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,831, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.4%. Graduates earn a median of $59,004 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,098 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 200400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.4% 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.