Located in Houston, Texas, University of Houston-Downtown is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 13,730 students in fall 2024, including 12,622 undergraduates and 1,108 graduate students. It is part of University of Houston System.
University of Houston-Downtown offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 50 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Accounting, and Psychology, General. It awarded 3,763 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 19 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
13,730
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
3,763
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
50
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 50
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,954
Master's degrees
460
Postbaccalaureate certificates
349
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
13,730
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,622
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,108
Full-time, fall 2024
44%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,743
Undergraduates, 2024-25
15,250
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,493
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
62%
Men
38%
White
11%
Hispanic or Latino
56%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
19
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
34%
Students taking some online courses
54%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Houston System
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
President
Loren J. Blanchard
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization