University of Houston-Victoria

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

University of Houston-Victoria operates as a public institution located in Victoria, Texas (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,513 students of which 3,322 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-Victoria is categorized as “18” 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 95.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $8,109, with published in-state tuition of $7,149 and a Pell grant recipient share of 48.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,973, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 26.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.1%. Graduates earn a median of $54,467 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,888 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 136600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.8% 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.