University of Houston

Houston, TX
212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, TX 77204-2018
713-743-1000

The University of Houston is a public research university in Houston, Texas, and is the main institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, UH is the third-largest university in Texas with nearly 44,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of Houston–University Park until 1983. The Carnegie Foundation classifies UH as a doctoral degree-granting institution with "highest research activity." The U.S. News & World Report ranks the university No. 171 in its National University Rankings, and No. 91 among top public universities. The university offers more than 280 degree programs through its 14 academic colleges on campus—including programs leading to professional degrees in architecture, law and pharmacy. It also has two satellite campuses in Sugar Land and Victoria.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 47090

Acceptance Rate: 62.79%

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.uh.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.uh.edu/financial/

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $24631

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $36847

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at University of Houston is $96888.60. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at University of Houston. For graduates of University of Houston, we saw an average early-career income of $60800.00 and mid-career income of $110300.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.