University of Houston Business Programs

Located in Houston, Texas, University of Houston is a public institution. The location of UH is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

University of Houston Rankings

UH holds the #12 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.

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.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Value Hospitality Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#132	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Health Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#24	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#32	Best Hospitality Management Schools	College Factual
#123	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#149	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#185	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Houston?

Contact details for UH are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, TX 77204-2018
Phone:	713-743-1000
Website:	www.uh.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/universityofhouston
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/UHouston

How Do I Get Into UH?

You can apply to UH online at: www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX?s_logon_msg=Y

Admission Requirements for UH

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH?

The acceptance rate at UH is 63%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 62%.

Average Test Scores

About 87% of students accepted to UH submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 650. Math scores were between 560 and 660.

UH received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 22 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford University of Houston?

The overall average net price of UH is $28,193. 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

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, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $6,505 a year. That adds up to $26,020 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UH is 4.4%. 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 Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 39,165 undergraduate students at UH, with 28,966 being full-time and 10,199 being part-time.

There are also 7,925 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,966 full-time undergraduates at UH, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7,086
Black or African American	3,009
Hispanic or Latino	9,931
White	6,114
International Students	1,291
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,535

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Houston. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 137 countries are represented at UH. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at University of Houston

In 2019-2020, 45,197 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 30th 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

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Houston was $9,457 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,673. The following table shows how UH 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
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#10	#13
Operations Management	#19	#65
Hospitality Management	#20	#17

Online Affordability Rankings of UH Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Houston was $9,457 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,673. The following table shows how UH 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
Hospitality Management	#4	#5
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#4	#10

Online Growth Rankings of UH

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Houston was 579.3%. This is the #131 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UH regardless of major.

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

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Hospitality Management	#1
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#1

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 Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Accounting	333	173	0	506
Finance	442	0	0	442
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	284	37	0	321
General Business Administration and Management	176	141	3	320
General Management Information Systems	282	0	0	282
Supply Chain Management	245	1	0	246
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	230	0	1	231
General Economics	202	0	0	202
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	181	0	0	181
Human Resources Development	115	23	0	138
Public Relations	81	4	0	85
Organizational Leadership	64	0	0	64
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	58	2	60
Advertising	55	0	0	55
Business/Corporate Communications	31	0	0	31
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	16	9	25
Management Science	0	22	0	22
Applied Economics	0	20	0	20
Entrepreneurship	15	0	0	15
Health Communication	9	2	0	11
Tax Law/Taxation	0	10	0	10
Operations Management	8	0	0	8
General Business/Commerce	0	0	5	5
Banking and Financial Support Services	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,753	507	20	3,280

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
• Image Credit: By RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.