university of houston

212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, Texas

General information:	(713) 743-1000
Website:	www.uh.edu
Type:	Public, 4-year or above
Awards offered:	Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree First-professional degree
Campus setting:	City Large
Campus housing:	Yes

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General information:

Estimated student expenses (before aid):

Undergraduate academic year prices

Detailed expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
Tuition and fees
In-state	$6,658	$6,084	$5,680
Out-of-state	$13,402	$12,756	$12,280
Books and supplies	$1,100	$1,100	$1,050
Living arrangement
On campus
Room and board	$6,935	$6,651	$6,418
Other	$4,324	$4,274	$4,182
Off campus
Room and board	$9,234	$8,964	$8,772
Other	$5,572	$5,472	$5,354
Off campus with family
Other	$5,572	$5,472	$5,354
Total expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
In-state
On campus	$19,017	$18,109	$17,330
Off campus	$22,564	$21,620	$20,856
Off campus with family	$13,330	$12,656	$12,084
Out-of-state
On campus	$25,761	$24,781	$23,930
Off campus	$29,308	$28,292	$27,456
Off campus with family	$20,074	$19,328	$18,684

Financial aid:

Enrollment:

Admissions:

Undergraduate application fee: $50

Undergraduate admissions:

	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Number of applicants:	11694	5443	6251
Percent admitted:	79%	90%	69%
Percent admitted who enrolled:	41%	39%	45%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA		X
Secondary school rank	X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-prepatory program	X
Recommendations		X
Admission test scores	X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	X

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Students submitting scores	NUMBER	PERCENT
SAT	3427	90%
ACT	1124	30%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading	450	570
SAT Math	490	600
ACT Composite	19	24
ACT English	18	24
ACT Math	19	26

Notes:

* 25% of students scored at or below

** 25% of students scored above

Programs/majors

Completions 2007-2008:

Program	Bachelor	Master	Doctor
Natural resources and conservation.
Environmental Science	1	-	-
Category total	1	-	-
Architecture and related services.
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)	82	20	-
Environmental Design/Architecture	49	-	-
Interior Architecture	26	2	-
Architecture and Related Services, Other	-	2	-
Category total	157	24	-
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies.
Russian Studies	3	-	-
German Studies	1	-	-
Category total	4	-	-
Communication, journalism, and related programs.
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	11	-	-
Journalism	51	8	-
Radio and Television	71	-	-
Public Relations/Image Management	145	6	-
Category total	278	14	-
Computer and information sciences and support services.
Computer and Information Sciences, General	19	45	13
Information Science/Studies	10	-	-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	1	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security	-	14	-
Category total	30	59	13
Education.
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	-	3	-
Curriculum and Instruction	-	47	34
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	33	8
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	-	7	-
Educational/Instructional Media Design	-	5	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	-	-	2
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	9	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	-	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	29	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	6	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	-	2	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	-	14	-
Art Teacher Education	-	5	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	-	4	-
Health Teacher Education	-	4	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	6	-
Music Teacher Education	-	1	1
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	-	16	-
Reading Teacher Education	-	14	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	-	9	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	-	7	-
Category total	-	225	45
Engineering.
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	-	1	-
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	6	-	-
Chemical Engineering	44	14	11
Civil Engineering, General	53	11	2
Computer Engineering, General	2	-	-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	59	40	25
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	-	4	3
Materials Engineering	-	2	3
Mechanical Engineering	62	13	4
Petroleum Engineering	-	34	-
Industrial Engineering	14	24	3
Category total	240	143	51
Engineering technologies/technicians.
Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician	26	-	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	4	-	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	54	-	-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	61	-	-
Surveying Technology/Surveying	3	-	-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	67	10	-
Category total	215	10	-
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.
Linguistics	13	1	-
Chinese Language and Literature	2	-	-
German Language and Literature	2	-	-
French Language and Literature	9	-	-
Italian Language and Literature	6	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	37	11	4
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General	3	-	-
Category total	72	12	4
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences.
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	104	1	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General	78	-	-
Human Development and Family Studies, General	29	-	-
Category total	211	1	-
Legal professions and studies.
Law (LLB, JD)	-	-	331
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)	-	4	-
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)	-	3	-
Health Law (LLM, MJ, JSD/SJD)	-	8	-
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)	-	3	-
Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)	-	3	-
Category total	-	21	331
English language and literature/letters.
English Language and Literature, General	74	12	5
Creative Writing	43	15	8
Speech and Rhetorical Studies	-	6	-
Category total	117	33	13
Biological and biomedical sciences.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	223	7	13
Biochemistry	37	4	4
Category total	260	11	17
Mathematics and statistics.
Mathematics, General	40	14	9
Applied Mathematics	-	7	-
Category total	40	21	9
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.
Biological and Physical Sciences	2	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	247	-	-
Category total	249	-	-
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.
Health and Physical Education, General	25	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	50	-	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	68	3	3
Category total	143	3	3
Philosophy and religious studies.
Philosophy	13	10	-
Category total	13	10	-
Physical sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General	-	2	-
Chemistry, General	44	6	15
Geology/Earth Science, General	17	13	6
Geophysics and Seismology	4	17	3
Physics, General	7	12	9
Category total	72	50	33
Psychology.
Psychology, General	393	19	-
Clinical Psychology	-	-	13
Counseling Psychology	-	-	6
Developmental and Child Psychology	-	-	1
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	-	-	2
Social Psychology	-	-	1
School Psychology	-	-	1
Educational Psychology	-	5	10
Category total	393	24	34
Public administration and social service professions.
Public Administration	-	3	-
Social Work	-	129	2
Category total	-	132	2
Social sciences.
Anthropology	58	4	-
Economics, General	121	16	8
Political Science and Government, General	153	5	2
Sociology	61	4	-
Category total	393	29	10
Visual and performing arts.
Industrial Design	4	-	-
Graphic Design	22	2	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	17	4	-
Photography	16	1	-
Art/Art Studies, General	17	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	20	-	-
Painting	34	5	-
Sculpture	10	2	-
Music, General	35	-	-
Music Performance, General	19	23	9
Music Theory and Composition	2	1	-
Music Pedagogy	-	3	-
Category total	196	41	9
Health professions and related clinical sciences.
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	71	-	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	28	33	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	1	-	-
Optometry (OD)	-	-	103
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])	-	-	116
Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)	-	12	-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)	-	-	2
Category total	100	45	221
Business, management, marketing, and related support services.
Business Administration and Management, General	-	291	-
Logistics and Materials Management	-	3	-
Operations Management and Supervision	73	12	1
Accounting	370	157	2
Business/Corporate Communications	46	-	-
Finance, General	284	25	2
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	228	26	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	127	-	-
Human Resources Development	-	14	-
Management Information Systems, General	93	4	1
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	196	2	2
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General	41	-	-
Category total	1458	534	8
History
History, General	117	6	6
Category total	117	6	6
Grand total	4759	1448	809

Data shown are for first majors
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212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, Texas

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Admissions:

Undergraduate admissions:

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Completions 2007-2008:

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