Located in Houston, Texas, University of Houston is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 47,980 students in fall 2024, including 39,257 undergraduates and 8,723 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
University of Houston offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 153 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Computer and Information Sciences, General, and Finance. It awarded 11,831 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.
Key figures
47,980
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
11,831
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
153
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 153
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
87%
First-year retention, part-time students
74%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
8,724
Master's degrees
2,250
Doctoral degrees (research)
345
Professional doctorates
512
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
47,980
Undergraduates, fall 2024
39,257
Graduate students, fall 2024
8,723
Full-time, fall 2024
75%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
53,188
Undergraduates, 2024-25
43,360
Graduate students, 2024-25
9,828
Full-time, 2024-25
71%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
52%
Men
48%
White
18%
Hispanic or Latino
34%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
21%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
31
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
69%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Twelve Conference
Chancellor/President
Dr. Renu Khator
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization