University of Houston

Research Universities (high research activity)
Undergraduate	Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
Graduate	Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)
Undergraduate Population	Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Enrollment	High undergraduate
Size & Setting	Large four-year, primarily nonresidential

Title IV Eligibility	Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition
Religious Affiliation	N/A
Congressional District	4818

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Houston?
1344th for total cost of attendance
	In District	In State	Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition	$4,434	$4,434	$11,082
FT Undergraduate Required Fees	$2,487	$2,487	$2,487
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour	$185	$185	$462

FT Graduate Tuition	$5,757	$5,757	$10,743
FT Graduate Required Fees	$2,431	$2,431	$2,431
PT Graduate per Credit Hour	$320	$320	$597

Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus	$19,059	$19,059	$25,707
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family	$22,377	$22,377	$29,025
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family	$13,143	$13,143	$19,791

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$6,084↓ $6,658	$6,084↓ $6,658	$12,756↓ $13,402

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies	$1,100(N/C)
On-Campus – Room & Board	$6,651↓ $6,935
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$4,274↓ $4,324
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	$8,964↓ $9,234
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	$5,472↓ $5,572
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	$5,472↓ $5,572

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee Required	N/A
Undergraduate Application Fee	$50
Graduate Application Fee	$50
First Professional Application Fee	N/A

Applicants	11,393 (5,280 male / 6,113 female)
Admitted	7,941 (3,714 male / 4,227 female)
Admission rate	70%

First-time Enrollment	3,295 (1,650 male / 1,645 female)
FT Enrollment	3,100 (1,533 male / 1,567 female)
PT Enrollment	195 (117 male / 78 female)
Total Enrollment	37,000

What criteria does University of Houston use for admissions?
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ /
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

What types of credits does University of Houston accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships	NCAA
NCAA Football Conference	Conference USA
NCAA Basketball Conference	Conference USA
NCAA Baseball Conference	Conference USA
NCAA Track & Field Conference	Conference USA

566th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results	30%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	19 / 25
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	19 / 26
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	20 / 25

520th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results	91%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	470 / 570
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	500 / 620
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	970 / 1190

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	4,756
Meals per Week	21

Room Fee	$4,224
Board Fee	$2,980

How many students are successful graduates?

Total	1,506	1,462	2,578	2,588	30	5,966	232	14,362
Accounting	88	66	154	372		280	18	978
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	4							4
Anthropology	8	2	16	12		64	2	104
Applied Mathematics	4			2		8	2	16
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)	16	10	72	48		94		240
Architecture and Related Services, Other						2		2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	6	4	14	4		56		84
Art Teacher Education		2		2		18		22
Art/Art Studies, General			24	8		16		48
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General						2		2
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	6	4	22	8		62	2	104
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LL		2	2			6		10
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	2		2					4
Biochemistry	18	18	12	46		16		110
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	20	54	64	248		110	6	502
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	4		4	8		10		26
Business Administration and Management, General	88	48	50	64	2	252	34	538
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	8	18	18	36	2	80	6	168
Business/Corporate Communications	2	20	20	10		44		96
Chemical Engineering	24	6	8	20	2	30	4	94
Chemistry, General	44	6	10	32		28		120
Chinese Language and Literature			2	4		4		10
Civil Engineering, General	28		16	24		42		110
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General			2			4		6
Clinical Psychology	2	2				14		18
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric		4		4	2	24		34
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	10	18	28	30		38	2	126
Computer Engineering, General	6			2		2		10
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	4	14	8	30		18		74
Computer and Information Sciences, General	140	4	8	12		16		180
Computer and Information Systems Security	14	2	2			2		20
Conducting						2		2
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	2	4	40	10		44	2	102
Counseling Psychology			2	4		16		22
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	2	16	2			28		48
Creative Writing	4	16	16	12		98		146
Curriculum and Instruction	2	4	18	4		48	2	78
Dance, General		2	2			14		18
Developmental and Child Psychology						2		2
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	2	8	16			84		110
Early Childhood Education and Teaching				4		12		16
Economics, General	102	22	54	42		106	4	330
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	2					4		6
Educational Leadership and Administration, General		12	12	8		44		76
Educational Psychology	2		4	2		10		18
Educational/Instructional Media Design	4					6		10
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	6	4	8	2		18		38
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	74	10	38	26	2	44	6	200
Elementary Education and Teaching			4	2		4		10
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LL	10					2	2	14
Engineering Technology, General	2							2
English Language and Literature, General		24	36	10		138		208
Environmental Design/Architecture	6	8	30	32		30		106
Environmental Science			2	2		2		6
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	16	2				2		20
Finance, General	72	54	132	218	2	192	8	678
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General	8	10	50	36		60		164
Foreign Language Teacher Education	2							2
French Language and Literature	4		4			10		18
Geology/Earth Science, General	30	4	6	4		38	2	84
Geophysics and Seismology	20	2	6	4		18	2	52
German Language and Literature						6		6
Graphic Design	8		6	8		30		52
Health Law (LL		2	2			14		18
Health Occupations Teacher Education						6		6
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General		68	14	44		42		168
Health Teacher Education						4		4
Health and Physical Education, General		2	16	2		30		50
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration		10	2	2		2		16
History, General	2	20	76	8		122	4	232
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	50	26	92	88		248	4	508
Human Development and Family Studies, General		26	8	6	2	26	2	70
Human Resources Development	6	4				8		18
Industrial Design	2			4		8		14
Industrial Engineering	76	4	8	8		14		110
Industrial Technology/Technician						2		2
Industrial and Organizational Psychology						4		4
Information Science/Studies	6			4				10
Interior Architecture	4		14	14		12		44
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law (LL	6	2	2			6	2	18
Italian Language and Literature			4			2		6
Journalism	8	28	46	10		68	2	162
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	2	34	22	48		90		196
Law (LL	60	44	66	70		414	28	682
Linguistics		2	4	4		14		24
Logistics and Materials Management	6	2	2			2		12
Management Information Systems, General	6	8	12	34		36	2	98
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	14	52	90	74	2	198	4	434
Materials Engineering	10			4		2		16
Mathematics Teacher Education		2		2		14		18
Mathematics, General	34	2	34	18		60	4	152
Mechanical Engineering	34	4	18	6		66	8	136
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	6	6	22	8		24		66
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)				2				2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	4	70	200	64		192	6	536
Music History, Literature, and Theory						2		2
Music Pedagogy	2					2		4
Music Performance, General	18	2	6	14		88		128
Music Teacher Education		2						2
Music Theory and Composition						8		8
Music, General		12	10	8		44		74
Operations Management and Supervision	46	28	24	40	2	68	2	210
Optometry (OD)	6	12	16	62		86		182
Organizational Behavior Studies	10	22	72	54		100	2	260
Painting	4		8	4	2	34		52
Petroleum Engineering	14	6	6	2		14	2	44
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)	6							6
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])	10	14	14	102		102	4	246
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)	26							26
Philosophy	6	2	8	4	2	30	6	58
Photography	4	2	8	4		16	2	36
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching		4				24		28
Physics, General	22		4	2		16		44
Political Science and Government, General	2	52	66	48		174	2	344
Psychology, General	20	142	188	134		386	14	884
Public Administration		2	4	4	2	2	2	16
Public Relations/Image Management	14	34	80	36		124	6	294
Public/Applied History and Archival Administration						2		2
Radio and Television	4	26	24	14		52		120
Reading Teacher Education			2	4		2	2	10
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General	8	14	18	18	2	50		110
School Psychology		4	2					6
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education		2		2		12		16
Sculpture			8	2		24	4	38
Secondary Education and Teaching						8	2	10
Social Psychology			2			4		6
Social Studies Teacher Education			4	2		4		10
Social Work	4	72	58	16	2	122	2	276
Sociology	8	36	34	18	2	54	4	156
Spanish Language and Literature	4	4	84	6		30	4	132
Special Education and Teaching, General						2		2
Speech and Rhetorical Studies						2		2
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	2	40	22	4		62	2	132
Surveying Technology/Surveying	2		2			6		10
Systems Engineering	2		2	2				6
Tax Law/Taxation (LL		4	2	2		26		34

University of Houston 252nd for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$87,091 ($95,600 male / $71,314 female)
Number of FT Faculty	1,153 (749 male / 404 female)
Number of PT Faculty	164
FT Faculty Ratio	7 : 1
Total Benefits	$22,025,640

University of Houston awarded Apple accreditation February 17th

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University of Houston undergraduate joins state education committee March 30th

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U. Houston guards against possible outbreak August 27th

Texas Department of State Health Services advises everyone to take proper precaution for the H1N1 virus as the flu season approaches. TDSHS gathered the emergency response community Wednesday at the Northwest Forest Conference Center to prepare for a possible H1N1 outbreak.

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