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University of Houston

Houston, TX · University · Public

Locale

City: Large

Yield

27%

Most Popular Majors

  1. 1. Business & Management2,279
  2. 2. Computer & Information Sciences802
  3. 3. Psychology718
  4. 4. Engineering549
  5. 5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences509

Enrollment

Admissions

SAT scores (50th percentile)

ACT Composite (50th percentile)

Tuition & fees (in-state)

Graduation rate

Degrees conferred

Finance: core revenue & expense

Financial aid: % receiving any aid

Academic peers

This institution and its closest academic peers — same institution type, ranked by overlap in subjects and degree levels offered and by how many students earn those degrees — leaving out any that are 10 or more points below it on yield or graduation rate. Select a column heading to sort.

University of Houston
This institution
27%65%74% admitted
SAT 1,245
39,257
  1. Business & Management
  2. Computer & Information Sciences
  3. Psychology
  4. Engineering
  5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
$32,974
University of Georgia
GA · Public
38%90%38% admitted
SAT 1,400
32,399
  1. Business & Management
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Communication & Journalism
  4. Social Sciences
  5. Psychology
$37,626
Michigan State University
MI · Public
18%81%85% admitted
SAT 1,285
41,234
  1. Business & Management
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Communication & Journalism
  4. Engineering
  5. Social Sciences
$46,360
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
VA · Public
25%86%55% admitted
SAT 1,365
31,035
  1. Business & Management
  2. Engineering
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. Social Sciences
  5. Computer & Information Sciences
$47,860
Texas Tech University
TX · Public
27%69%73% admitted
SAT 1,195
32,580
  1. Business & Management
  2. Engineering
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. Communication & Journalism
  5. Family & Consumer Sciences
$34,322
University of Arizona
AZ · Public
18%68%86% admitted
SAT 1,250
44,848
  1. Business & Management
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Health Professions
  4. Psychology
  5. Engineering
$46,861
University of California-Irvine
CA · Public
19%87%29% admitted
No test scores
30,204
  1. Social Sciences
  2. Psychology
  3. Business & Management
  4. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  5. Engineering
$54,440
University of Maryland-College Park
MD · Public
22%89%45% admitted
SAT 1,483
31,133
  1. Computer & Information Sciences
  2. Business & Management
  3. Social Sciences
  4. Engineering
  5. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
$45,286
The University of Alabama
AL · Public
18%73%77% admitted
SAT 1,275
34,389
  1. Business & Management
  2. Engineering
  3. Communication & Journalism
  4. Health Professions
  5. Social Sciences
$44,032
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
MA · Public
18%83%60% admitted
SAT 1,425
23,920
  1. Business & Management
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Social Sciences
  4. Psychology
  5. Engineering
$45,634
University of Wisconsin-Madison
WI · Public
29%90%45% admitted
SAT 1,430
38,040
  1. Business & Management
  2. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  3. Engineering
  4. Social Sciences
  5. Computer & Information Sciences
$43,604
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
NC · Public
32%85%42% admitted
SAT 1,370
28,422
  1. Engineering
  2. Business & Management
  3. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  4. Agriculture
  5. Computer & Information Sciences
$38,040
University of California-San Diego
CA · Public
20%86%27% admitted
No test scores
34,955
  1. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  2. Interdisciplinary Studies
  3. Engineering
  4. Social Sciences
  5. Psychology
$53,894

Selectivity sorts on admit rate and test score together, relative to this institution; the test score is the SAT total, or the ACT converted to it. Majors are subject areas by bachelor's degrees conferred. Average cost is the published annual cost of attendance, averaged over in-state and out-of-state students.