Does anyone know why we only take 6600 freshmen when we have over 50,000 total students ?
Anyone, Bueller ?
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Which is a good thing. Iām one of those transfers.
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Are you sure that 6600 isnāt the number enrolled, rather than the number accepted?
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Yeah, thatās most likely the YIELD, not the number admitted.
The number admitted was probably quite a bit higher.
From those admitted, 6600 or so actually enrolled.
And a campus radio station
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Not sure about that.
If the campus radio station is a truly freeform college radio station, with an eclectic mix of program offerings and student DJād shows, then yeah, it definitely adds to campus life.
But if the campus radio station is just a 24/7 NPR News affiliate, as in UHās case, then it will certainly benefit the community, but will have almost no effect on campus life.
Didnāt we have PBS at UH for some time?
Yes, still do.
We have PBS (TV) and NPR (Radio) stations on campus.
Again, both GREATLY benefit the community, and also provide good opportunities for radio/tv majors.
But I donāt see how they add much to campus life/student life.
UHās radio station on the FM dial (88.7 FM) is a 24/7 NPR News affiliate.
Itās not a truly freeform, student run college radio station, like THIS one in Cleveland (91.1FM there):
That one truly does contribute to campus and student life.
A PBS or NPR affiliate, while a boon to the local community, has little impact on campus or student life.
I watched to the BOR meeting and she said accepted
That doesnāt sound right.
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-houston-3652/applying
70% admission rate according to USNEWS and Niche.
Iāve posted this before, but some colleges at UH are way way harder to get into, for example Hines. I got this from reddit from a student poster, so I donāt get the put downs that some guys throw at UH like we are equivalent to HCC or UHD. 9% Acceptance is pretty low, and Iām sure some other colleges are just as selective.
What is the review process like, and what are my chances? (this section is based mainly on what I was told during orientation and by asking a professor who is part of the review committee during a quick conversation). This isnāt publicly posted, but I think it is important information to make an informed decision when considering options.
1. The year I got accepted, we were told during orientation that out of the over 2000 applications they received, only 180 students across all 3 offered majors (Architecture, Industrial design, and interior architecture) got accepted. This means that in any given year, depending on how many students apply, the acceptance rate of the CoAD is at most 8-9%.
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Iām skeptical of that number as well.
Architecture is undoubtedly more selective than UH undergrad in general.
But again, that sounds more like the number ultimately ENROLLED (i.e., the YIELD), NOT the number admitted.
My guess is that that student on Reddit mistook the number enrolled for the number admitted, which was undoubtedly much higher, though likely lower than overall UH undergrad.
If she was talking about acceptance for fall
2025 the updated US News data wonāt be available for another week or two. It will be int to see if the updated info reflects what she reported.
Of course you are, since youāre one of the posters that think UH is a crap commuter school.
First of all, I donāt think UH is CRAP at all. In fact, I consider the law school at UH to be the best and hardest of my SIX alma maters, and moreover, harder and better than BOTH of my AAU alma maters.
It is a commuter school, which, for sake of campus life, athletic attendance, alumni involvement/donorship, etc. I would like to change.
Unfortunately, too many forces get in the way and keep us where we are.
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Norbert is correct. The acceptance rate for the Hines CoA is about 8%.
Remember there are ONLY three schools in the entire state of Texas that offer an accredited undergraduate program.
The others have accredited graduate programs but youād have to do a 4 + 2 to sit for the licensing exam, whereas a 5 year degree from UH fills the requirement.
At UH, there are only about 100-120 students in first year and id say only a third of that makes it all the way to graduation day, 5 years later.
UH ARCHITECTURE has a reason to be selective and thus itās a prestigious program to get into
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And hereās why I am skeptical.
These are the Fall 2024 numbers.
Notice that we enrolled 6,337 freshmen in 2024. Enrolling 6600 would of course, be a slight increase.
But remember, those 6,337 freshmen were the YIELD, NOT the admittees. UH had a 70% undergrad admission rate that year.
The 6600 would most likely be the YIELD for Fall 2025 freshmen as well.
As for the Architecture school, that same chart shows 146 Architecture freshmen enrolled, but against THATāS HOW MANY PEOPLE ENROLLED.
NOT how many were admitted. The admitted number was undoubtedly MUCH higher, and owing to people that applied to UH but also got into higher ranked Architecture schools like Rice, UT, Ivies, etc., and chose to attend them instead of UH, the ultimate yield was 146.
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THAT number I believe, but thatās the YIELD, NOT the admission rate.
Lots of people that get into UH architecture school also got into other higher ranked schools, and chose them over UH.
Man Norbertā¦go talk to a therapistā¦a religious leaderā¦your momā¦SOMEONE
Nobody said the University of Houston is CRAPā¦we keep saying UH can offer MORE to itās students by incorporating traditional school elements which are lacking now.
Yes the degree is the most important thing but networking, social skills/etiquette, leadership positions, school pride, intramurals, greek life benefits, friends for life, working on/for campus, etc are all heightened at schools with more Traditional offerings and those things, in addition to a degree, are invaluable for the development of a 18-22 year old.
Acting anti-social and jumping in your car the second class ends is fine but that makes you a worker bee and we are trying to build UH students/alums into more well rounded professionalsā¦a place they hope their children get accepted
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Thats what im saying. Even if UH is 3/3, the other schools (Texas Tech, Texas A&M, etc) donāt even offer the minimum requirements for accreditation, undergraduate degree
They arenāt ranked higher than UH ARCHITECTURE