University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, Texas · Also known as UHCL · Website
$59,004
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,004
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Houston-Clear Lake is a public 4-year college in Houston, Texas with 6,078 undergraduates and 1,998 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,563 a year (tuition and fees $7,770 in-state, $21,114 out-of-state). It admits 91% of applicants and 52% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,004 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,831 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,563
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,770
Out-of-state $21,114
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
52%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,831
About $189 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,004
Rank 851 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
- $15,563
- Tuition in-state
- $7,770
- Tuition out-of-state
- $21,114
- Cost of attendance
- $24,622
- Students with a need-based grant
- 45%
- Students with federal loans
- 28%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,330
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,470
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,458
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,296
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,898
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 $5,802 in 2015-16 to $7,770 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
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1,060
- SAT reading, middle
- 539
- SAT math, middle
- 535
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 6,078
- Graduate students
- 1,998
- Part-time students
- 47%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 52%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 79
- Endowment
- $41.2M
- 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 851 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,563 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,770 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 52% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,831 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,098 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,004 | $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. 56% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 282 | $18,758 | $56,645 | $57,065 | $55,693 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 132 | $17,884 | $36,103 | $48,885 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 123 | $25,790 | $73,717 | $100,281 | $103,485 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 117 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $15,250 | $35,591 | $64,555 | $57,214 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $18,006 | $49,029 | $70,134 | $76,194 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 78 | $31,778 | $60,069 | $80,794 | $89,981 |
| Computer EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 72 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $136,736 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $15,875 | $43,122 | $62,046 | $68,257 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $18,812 | $56,494 | $71,973 | $68,407 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $14,000 | $35,107 | $55,083 | $54,562 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $16,915 | $65,857 | $77,073 | $107,009 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 53 | $41,000 | $62,552 | $72,708 | $65,184 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $20,041 | $25,274 | $38,330 | $41,367 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $19,250 | $43,416 | $74,949 | $83,343 |
| Behavioral SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $21,936 | $32,986 | $51,151 | $48,673 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $18,625 | $47,402 | $60,419 | $58,716 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $11,875 | $33,516 | $55,280 | $69,303 |
| Information Science/StudiesMaster's | Master's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,705 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $17,984 | $28,566 | $49,841 | $56,359 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $16,750 | $35,673 | $52,087 | $55,556 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 40 | $45,531 | $49,971 | $57,552 | $59,571 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $27,541 | $52,884 | $75,617 | $92,374 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $18,750 | $57,239 | $57,675 | $50,680 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Houston-Clear Lake cost?
$15,563 a year is the average net price at University of Houston-Clear Lake after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,770 for in-state students and $21,114 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,622. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,330 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Houston-Clear Lake?
91% of applicants are admitted to University of Houston-Clear Lake. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,060 and the middle ACT score is 20. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do University of Houston-Clear Lake graduates earn?
$59,004 a year is the median pay of former University of Houston-Clear Lake students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,098 after 6 years). That ranks 851 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $93,001.
How much student debt do University of Houston-Clear Lake graduates have?
$17,831 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Houston-Clear Lake graduates, about $189 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 28% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Houston-Clear Lake?
52% of first-time, full-time students at University of Houston-Clear Lake finish within 6 years. 74% 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-Clear Lake?
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (282 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (132 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (123 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 79 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.