University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, Texas · Website
$53,551
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,551
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Houston-Downtown is a public 4-year college in Houston, Texas with 12,555 undergraduates and 1,108 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $10,542 a year (tuition and fees $7,708 in-state, $17,548 out-of-state). It admits 90% of applicants and 33% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,551 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,542
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,708
Out-of-state $17,548
Admission rate
90%
US median 78%
Completion rate
33%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,750
About $199 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,551
Rank 1,206 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
- $10,542
- Tuition in-state
- $7,708
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,548
- Cost of attendance
- $20,749
- Students with a need-based grant
- 55%
- Students with federal loans
- 30%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,439
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,048
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,247
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,488
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,380
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 $5,780 in 2015-16 to $7,708 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
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1,029
- Undergraduates
- 12,555
- Graduate students
- 1,108
- Part-time students
- 53%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 33%
- Retention rate
- 67%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 59
- Endowment
- $64.4M
- 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 1,206 of 5,094 US colleges and 64 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,542 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,708 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 90% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 33% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 67% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,750 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,120 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,551 | $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. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
59 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, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 428 | $18,750 | $49,734 | $59,924 | $55,693 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 387 | $41,000 | $73,784 | $95,084 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 314 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 257 | $21,875 | $53,764 | $69,712 | $68,257 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 251 | $19,750 | $54,128 | $67,499 | $76,194 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 241 | $19,815 | $42,122 | $53,589 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 240 | $18,750 | $35,808 | $48,234 | $50,706 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 130 | $19,545 | $47,108 | $66,591 | $83,343 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 125 | $20,099 | $47,469 | $59,188 | $68,407 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $18,750 | $51,314 | $66,881 | $83,290 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $15,830 | $56,475 | $72,528 | $92,374 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $23,455 | $34,123 | $56,903 | $56,359 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $17,000 | $42,914 | $61,866 | $69,303 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $21,948 | $37,365 | $54,784 | $51,790 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $21,527 | $31,025 | $56,787 | $57,214 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 60 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 52 | $40,760 | $65,137 | $72,529 | $66,714 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $20,000 | $37,246 | $53,555 | $50,680 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $18,950 | $35,119 | $52,438 | $58,808 |
| International BusinessOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $14,000 | $41,911 | $66,556 | $73,201 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $23,000 | $33,146 | $45,223 | $48,590 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $20,646 | $38,095 | $59,261 | $63,293 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Houston-Downtown cost?
$10,542 a year is the average net price at University of Houston-Downtown after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,708 for in-state students and $17,548 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $20,749. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,439 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Houston-Downtown?
90% of applicants are admitted to University of Houston-Downtown. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,029. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do University of Houston-Downtown graduates earn?
$53,551 a year is the median pay of former University of Houston-Downtown students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,120 after 6 years). That ranks 1,206 of 5,094 US colleges and 64 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Statistics (Master's) at $79,809.
How much student debt do University of Houston-Downtown graduates have?
$18,750 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Houston-Downtown graduates, about $199 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 30% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Houston-Downtown?
33% of first-time, full-time students at University of Houston-Downtown finish within 6 years. 67% 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-Downtown?
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (428 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (387 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (314 graduate certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 59 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.