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University of Houston - Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. Houston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

941 Undergraduate Degrees
708 Graduate Degrees
93% Acceptance Rate

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University of Houston - Downtown Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#19 Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#48 Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#49 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#56 Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#74 Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#75 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#108 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#181 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UH Downtown has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#72 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting College Factual
#97 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management College Factual
#107 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual
#122 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual
#179 Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#213 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is University of Houston - Downtown?

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Contact details for UH Downtown are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002-1014
Phone: 713-221-8000
Website: www.uhd.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Uhdowntown
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/UHDowntown

How Do I Get Into UH Downtown?

You can apply to UH Downtown online at: www.uhd.edu/admissions/apply/Pages/admissions-application.aspx

Admission Requirements for UH Downtown

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores recommended
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Downtown?

93% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
Since UH Downtown has an acceptance rate of 93%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Can I Afford University of Houston - Downtown?

20% Take Out Loans
4.3% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UH Downtown, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $4,378 a year. That adds up to $17,512 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UH Downtown is 4.3%. 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 - Downtown Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,865 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,663 undergraduate students at UH Downtown, with 6,865 being full-time and 6,798 being part-time.

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There are also 1,576 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,865 full-time undergraduates at UH Downtown, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 653
Black or African American 1,088
Hispanic or Latino 3,880
White 833
International Students 213
Other Races/Ethnicities 198

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Houston - Downtown. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at UH Downtown. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Angola, and China.

Online Learning at University of Houston - Downtown

12,946 Took All Classes Online
15,154 Took At Least One Class Online
92.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 15,154 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 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 Downtown

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Houston - Downtown was $7,222 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,038. The following table shows how UH Downtown 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
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management #1 #1
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management #4 #4
International Business/Trade/Commerce #7 #28
Management Information Systems #7 #25
Finance & Financial Management #7 #59
Finance #7 #56
International Business #7 #28
General Management Information Systems #7 #22
Insurance #10 #10
Insurance #10 #10
General Business/Commerce #15 #36
General Business/Commerce #15 #36
Marketing #19 #89
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #19 #89
Business Administration & Management #57 #222
General Business Administration and Management #58 #273

Online Affordability Rankings of UH Downtown Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Houston - Downtown was $7,222 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,038. The following table shows how UH Downtown 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
Insurance #1 #4
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management #1 #4
Finance #1 #77
Insurance #1 #4
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #4 #102
Finance & Financial Management #4 #86
Marketing #4 #96
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management #7 #25
International Business #7 #84
International Business/Trade/Commerce #7 #84
General Business/Commerce #12 #90
General Business/Commerce #12 #90
General Management Information Systems #14 #78
Management Information Systems #14 #72
General Business Administration and Management #49 #259

Online Growth Rankings of UH Downtown

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Houston - Downtown was 92.2%. This is the #392 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UH Downtown regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UH Downtown 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 Downtown.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Insurance #4
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management #4
Insurance #4
International Business/Trade/Commerce #10
International Business #10
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management #12
Finance #21
General Management Information Systems #23
Management Information Systems #32
Finance & Financial Management #32
Marketing #32
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #32
General Business/Commerce #82
General Business/Commerce #82
General Business Administration and Management #241
Business Administration & Management #307

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 - Downtown Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 133 286 399 818
Accounting 232 0 0 232
Finance 146 0 0 146
General Business/Commerce 111 0 0 111
General Management Information Systems 106 0 0 106
Supply Chain Management 98 0 0 98
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 67 0 0 67
International Business/Trade/Commerce 33 0 0 33
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 1 22 23
Insurance 15 0 0 15
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 941 287 421 1,649

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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