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SCORE
College: University of Houston
Rating points: 50.057
Current rank (among 499 public colleges): 115
Rank a year ago: 124
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Houston, Texas
Full-time undergraduates: 24,912
Size classification: Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
Undergrad classification: Four-year, medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
Highest degree granted: Doctor’s degree
Web: uh.edu
Phone: (713) 743-1000
Latitude: 29.72
Longitude: -95.34
ADMISSIONS
Undergraduate applicants (2015): 17,971
Admitted (including those who did not enroll): 10,732
Admission rate: 59.7%
TEST SCORES
SAT reading scores for enrolled freshmen (25-75 range): 510-610
SAT math scores for enrolled freshmen (25-75 range): 540-640
ACT composite scores for enrolled freshmen (25-75 range): 23-28
RETENTION
New undergraduates (2014): 3,908
Still enrolled a year later: 3,372
Retention rate: 86.3%
GRADUATION
New undergraduates (2009): 3,100
Bachelor’s degree within 4 years: 611
4-year graduation rate: 19.7%
Bachelor’s degree within 6 years: 1,580
6-year graduation rate: 51.0%
FUTURE EARNINGS
Ex-students with annual earnings above $25,000 (6 years after entering school): 73.0%
Median annual earnings for ex-students (10 years after entering school): $48,900
COLLEGE RESOURCES
Instructional spending: $268,117,255
Instructional spending per full-time undergraduate: $10,763
Books and media in libraries: 2,096,312
Books and media per 100 full-time undergraduates: 8,415
COSTS
Published in-state tuition and fees (2015-16): $8,759
Books and supplies: $1,300
On-campus room and board: $9,849
Median monthly off-campus rent: $764
Average net price for undergrads on scholarship: $14,059
GEOGRAPHY
New undergraduates (2015): 4,187
College’s home state: Texas
Share of new undergrads from home state: 97.0%
Regional breakdown of new undergrads (including those from home state): 0.4% from East, 98.0% from South, 1.0% from Midwest, 0.6% from West, 0.0% from U.S. territories, 0.0% from foreign countries
GENDER
Full-time undergraduates (2015): 24,912
Gender breakdown of undergrads: 50.0% men, 50.0% women
Full-time instructional staffers (2015): 1,383
Gender breakdown of faculty: 61.1% men, 38.9% women
RACE
Full-time undergraduates (2015): 24,912
Racial breakdown of undergrads: 25.7% whites, 10.9% blacks, 30.2% Hispanics, 23.8% Asians, 0.1% Native Americans, 0.2% Pacific islanders, 3.5% multiracials, 5.6% nonresident aliens
Gini-Simpson diversity index for students (likelihood that two randomly selected students would be of different races): 77.0%
Full-time instructional staffers (2015): 1,383
Racial breakdown of faculty: 67.2% whites, 3.8% blacks, 7.7% Hispanics, 16.6% Asians, 0.1% Native Americans, 0.0% Pacific islanders, 0.7% multiracials, 4.0% nonresident aliens
Gini-Simpson diversity index for faculty (likelihood that two randomly selected members would be of different races): 51.3%
COMMUNITY
Metropolitan or micropolitan area: Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
County: Harris
Area population (2015; following stats are for metro, micro or county, whichever is largest): 6,346,653
Share of young adults (25-34 years old): 15.1%
Young adults with bachelor’s degrees: 31.0%
Unemployment rate for young adults (2015): 7.3%
Share of local jobs in MBSA field (management-business-science-arts): 36.9%