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Located in Houston, Texas, University of Houston - Downtown is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Houston makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

118 Undergraduate Degrees
88% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Houston - Downtown?

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Contact details for UH Downtown are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002-1014
Phone: 713-221-8000
Website: www.uhd.edu

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How Do I Get Into UH Downtown?

You can apply to UH Downtown online at: www.uhd.edu/admissions/apply/Pages/admissions-application.aspx

Admission Requirements for UH Downtown

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UH Downtown?

88% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
43% Submit SAT Scores
Since UH Downtown has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to UH Downtown submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 550. Math scores were between 480 and 550.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Houston - Downtown  ( 480 to 550 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Houston - Downtown  ( 480 to 550 )
200
800
UH Downtown received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 20. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 20.

ACT English Scores for University of Houston - Downtown  ( 15 to 20 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Houston - Downtown  ( 16 to 20 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Houston - Downtown?

15% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UH Downtown, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $5,409 a year. That adds up to $21,636 over four years for those students.

University of Houston - Downtown Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,584 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,612 undergraduate students at UH Downtown, with 6,584 being full-time and 7,028 being part-time.

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There are also 1,465 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,584 full-time undergraduates at UH Downtown, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Houston - Downtown students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 576
Black or African American 1,030
Hispanic or Latino 3,632
White 766
International Students 388
Other Races/Ethnicities 192

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Houston - Downtown. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at UH Downtown. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Angola, and China.

Online Learning at University of Houston - Downtown

5,456 Took All Classes Online
10,764 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 39 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at UH Downtown. In 2022-2023, 10,764 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UH Downtown has changed over the last few years.

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University of Houston - Downtown Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
General Computer & Information Sciences 118 118
Artificial Intelligence 0 0
TOTAL 118 118

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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