University of Houston
Houston, Texas · Also known as UH · Website
$62,377
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$62,377
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Houston is a public 4-year college in Houston, Texas with 38,380 undergraduates and 8,723 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $14,276 a year (tuition and fees $9,717 in-state, $22,547 out-of-state). It admits 74% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $62,377 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,194 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,276
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,717
Out-of-state $22,547
Admission rate
74%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,194
About $193 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$62,377
Rank 669 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $14,276
- Tuition in-state
- $9,717
- Tuition out-of-state
- $22,547
- Cost of attendance
- $26,185
- Students with a need-based grant
- 42%
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,929
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,220
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,528
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,197
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,811
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,759 in 2015-16 to $9,717 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1,250
- SAT reading, middle
- 615
- SAT math, middle
- 620
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 38,380
- Graduate students
- 8,723
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 189
- Endowment
- $1.3B
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 669 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,276 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,717 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 74% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,194 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,768 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $62,377 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 62% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
189 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 693 | $18,213 | $32,653 | $52,892 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 531 | $16,750 | $49,192 | $73,125 | $68,257 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 381 | $15,611 | $54,041 | $78,009 | $83,343 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 368 | $20,276 | $30,035 | $53,483 | $54,562 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 350 | $16,875 | $72,381 | $98,790 | $92,374 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 346 | $17,174 | $27,660 | $57,716 | $57,214 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 327 | $15,375 | $65,574 | $91,983 | $83,290 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 315 | $15,250 | $46,927 | $68,139 | $69,303 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 285 | $18,750 | $32,447 | $54,471 | $61,296 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 271 | $86,372 | $88,163 | $135,984 | $107,773 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 269 | $18,634 | $56,904 | $58,705 | $55,693 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 239 | $14,000 | $48,942 | $84,668 | $76,194 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 231 | $39,264 | $55,656 | $68,032 | $65,123 |
| Computer Systems AnalysisBachelor's | Bachelor's | 224 | $24,154 | $55,565 | $82,416 | $78,929 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 213 | $17,355 | $36,413 | $61,533 | $63,293 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 200 | $41,000 | $114,181 | $138,841 | $103,485 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 182 | $18,750 | $74,043 | $93,275 | $92,135 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 182 | $19,500 | $32,639 | $53,344 | $56,726 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's | Bachelor's | 167 | $21,500 | $73,694 | $97,201 | $93,843 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 166 | $16,625 | $50,820 | $78,204 | $82,686 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 158 | $18,750 | $42,472 | $60,180 | $63,560 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 134 | $18,475 | $27,648 | $49,724 | $54,945 |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 132 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Industrial EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 128 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $119,184 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 122 | $127,984 | $100,243 | $137,021 | $138,348 |
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Houston cost?
$14,276 a year is the average net price at University of Houston after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,717 for in-state students and $22,547 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,185. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,929 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Houston?
74% of applicants are admitted to University of Houston. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,250 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do University of Houston graduates earn?
$62,377 a year is the median pay of former University of Houston students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,768 after 6 years). That ranks 669 of 5,094 US colleges and 25 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $114,181.
How much student debt do University of Houston graduates have?
$18,194 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Houston graduates, about $193 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 32% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Houston?
65% of first-time, full-time students at University of Houston finish within 6 years. 87% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Houston?
Psychology, General (693 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (531 bachelor's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (381 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 189 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.