University of Houston - Clear Lake Business Programs

University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution situated in Houston, Texas. Houston is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

University of Houston - Clear Lake Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UH Clear Lake.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#36	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#109	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is University of Houston - Clear Lake?

Contact details for UH Clear Lake are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2700 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058-1002
Phone:	281-283-7600
Website:	www.uhcl.edu/home
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UHClearLake
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UHClearLake

How Do I Get Into UH Clear Lake?

You can apply to UH Clear Lake online at: https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX

Admission Requirements for UH Clear Lake

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Clear Lake?

The acceptance rate at University of Houston - Clear Lake is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 86% of students accepted to UH Clear Lake submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 500 and 580.

UH Clear Lake received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Houston - Clear Lake?

The overall average net price of UH Clear Lake is $33,836. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UH Clear Lake, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,870 a year. That adds up to $23,480 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UH Clear Lake is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Houston - Clear Lake Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,582 undergraduate students at UH Clear Lake, with 3,441 being full-time and 3,141 being part-time.

There are also 2,471 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,441 full-time undergraduates at UH Clear Lake, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Houston - Clear Lake students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	305
Black or African American	232
Hispanic or Latino	1,461
White	1,224
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	162

Over 53 countries are represented at UH Clear Lake. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Houston - Clear Lake

In 2019-2020, 8,510 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UH Clear Lake has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 24th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UH Clear Lake

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Houston - Clear Lake was $7,504 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $20,752. The following table shows how UH Clear Lake is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Resources Development	#1	#1
Finance	#4	#21
Human Resource Management	#7	#65
Finance & Financial Management	#7	#27
General Business/Commerce	#7	#57
General Business/Commerce	#7	#57
General Business Administration and Management	#46	#249
Business Administration & Management	#49	#282

Online Affordability Rankings of UH Clear Lake Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Houston - Clear Lake was $7,504 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $20,752. The following table shows how UH Clear Lake is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Resources Development	#1	#7
Human Resource Management	#7	#134
Business Administration & Management	#46	#172
General Business Administration and Management	#67	#295

Online Growth Rankings of UH Clear Lake

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Houston - Clear Lake was 93.6%. This is the #389 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UH Clear Lake regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UH Clear Lake ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UH Clear Lake.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Human Resources Development	#9
Human Resource Management	#68
General Business Administration and Management	#238
Business Administration & Management	#304

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Houston - Clear Lake Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	83	153	236
Accounting	117	31	148
Finance	64	9	73
General Business/Commerce	66	0	66
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	49	0	49
Human Resources Development	0	34	34
Interior Design Management	19	9	28
General Management Information Systems	21	0	21
TOTAL	419	236	655

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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