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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Houston, Texas, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 4,938 students in fall 2024, including 465 undergraduates and 4,473 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of The University of Texas System.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medicine, Registered Nursing, and Epidemiology. It awarded 1,415 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

Key figures

4,938
Students enrolled
1,415
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
5:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 39

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 24
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 11
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Engineering 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
5:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
260
Master's degrees
569
Doctoral degrees (research)
179
Professional doctorates
367
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
4
Post-master's certificates
36

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,938
Undergraduates, fall 2024
465
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,473
Full-time, fall 2024
68%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,927
Undergraduates, 2024-25
869
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,058
Full-time, 2024-25
68%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
70%
Men
30%
White
28%
Hispanic or Latino
19%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
22%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
13%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
33%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
The University of Texas System
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institutions
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
President
Melina Kibbe, MD
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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