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University of Houston-Downtown

University of Houston-Downtown is a public campus in Houston proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$13,486

family income
under $30k

$13,911

$30–48k

$16,332

$48–75k

$19,673

$75–110k

$22,498

over $110k

Average net price

$10,5422023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Houston-Downtown has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $15,255 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $10,542.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,044
2009	$9,644
2010	$7,771
2011	$9,682
2012	$10,898
2013	$7,150
2014	$7,465
2015	$7,932
2016	$8,950
2017	$7,789
2018	$6,848
2019	$12,044
2020	$13,100
2021	$15,255
2022	$14,623
2023	$10,542

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$20,7492024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Houston-Downtown rose from $16,337 (2009) to $20,749 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,337
2010	$16,310
2011	$16,259
2012	$19,040
2013	$18,879
2014	$15,912
2015	$16,284
2016	$16,555
2017	$17,017
2018	$16,547
2019	$16,863
2020	$20,995
2021	$21,607
2022	$23,675
2023	$23,017
2024	$20,749

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,006	$7,166
2001	$2,006	$7,118
2002	$2,222	$7,454
2003	$2,088	$7,752
2004	$3,170	$9,362
2005	$3,326	$9,950
2006	$3,656	$10,256
2007	$4,022	—
2008	$4,190	$10,934
2013	$5,238	$13,734
2014	$5,516	$14,204
2015	$5,780	$15,140
2016	$5,978	$15,770
2017	$6,470	$16,430
2018	$6,500	$16,460
2019	$6,788	$16,916
2020	$7,222	$17,038
2021	$7,708	$17,524
2022	$7,708	$17,524
2023	$7,708	$17,788

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Houston-Downtown reports published tuition by residency: $7,708 in-state versus $17,548 out-of-state — a $9,840 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Houston-Downtown reports 12,555 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

33.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Houston-Downtown within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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33.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Houston-Downtown rose from 9.1% (entered 1991) to 33.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	9.1%
1992 cohort	8.2%
1993 cohort	11%
1994 cohort	11.2%
1995 cohort	14.3%
1996 cohort	14.3%
1997 cohort	12.2%
1998 cohort	12.8%
1999 cohort	11.8%
2000 cohort	15.4%
2001 cohort	15.5%
2002 cohort	13.6%
2003 cohort	11.9%
2004 cohort	12.4%
2005 cohort	14.7%
2006 cohort	11.9%
2007 cohort	14.1%
2008 cohort	19.2%
2009 cohort	13.3%
2010 cohort	15.9%
2011 cohort	20.8%
2012 cohort	20.4%
2013 cohort	28.5%
2014 cohort	29.9%
2015 cohort	30.3%
2016 cohort	30.9%
2017 cohort	33.8%
2018 cohort	33.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,849	$3,253
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,895	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$9,708	$4,003
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$8,795	$4,062
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$8,800	$4,141
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$7,937	$4,781
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,000	$4,380
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,500	$5,405
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	—	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$12,491	$5,635
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,589	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$13,641	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,227	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,229	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,000	$6,565
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,000	$6,847
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$18,750	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,750	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$18,750	$8,693
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$18,750	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,500	$11,244
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,750	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$18,750	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,750	$10,687

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$49,120

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,849

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$53,551

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Houston-Downtown admitted 5,893 of 6,551 applicants in Fall 2024. The 90% rate describes that application pool.

90%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,708 in-state tuition · 2023–24 12,555 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 940–11101600

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Admissions

University of Houston-Downtown reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Houston-Downtown’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 480–560 and Math was 460–550 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 940–1110 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	480	520	560
SAT Math	460	510	550
ACT Composite	16	19	22

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Houston-Downtown received 6,551 applications and admitted 5,893 (90%), with 1,181 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

90%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2013	95.1%
Fall 2014	84.2%
Fall 2015	77.6%
Fall 2016	82.9%
Fall 2017	84.1%
Fall 2018	83.2%
Fall 2019	88.7%
Fall 2020	92.8%
Fall 2021	94.8%
Fall 2022	88.4%
Fall 2023	90.6%
Fall 2024	90%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2013–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

940–1110Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2013	800	990
Fall 2014	820	980
Fall 2015	810	990
Fall 2016	820	990
Fall 2017	920	1078
Fall 2018	940	1080
Fall 2019	920	1080
Fall 2022	960	1100
Fall 2023	960	1110
Fall 2024	940	1110

IPEDS Fall 2013–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–22Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2013	16	21
Fall 2014	16	20
Fall 2015	16	20
Fall 2016	17	21
Fall 2017	17	21
Fall 2018	17	21
Fall 2019	16	20
Fall 2022	16	20
Fall 2023	17	23
Fall 2024	16	22

IPEDS Fall 2013–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

12,555Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Houston-Downtown rose from 10,423 (Fall 2002) to 12,555 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	10,423
Fall 2003	10,862
Fall 2004	11,261
Fall 2005	11,359
Fall 2006	11,344
Fall 2007	11,670
Fall 2008	12,134
Fall 2009	12,517
Fall 2010	12,616
Fall 2011	12,670
Fall 2012	13,549
Fall 2013	13,297
Fall 2014	13,662
Fall 2015	13,101
Fall 2016	12,758
Fall 2017	12,310
Fall 2018	12,572
Fall 2019	13,028
Fall 2020	13,549
Fall 2021	13,515
Fall 2022	12,752
Fall 2023	12,812
Fall 2024	12,555

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

67%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Houston-Downtown has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 73% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 67%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	61%
Fall 2003 cohort	60%
Fall 2004 cohort	61%
Fall 2005 cohort	52%
Fall 2006 cohort	56%
Fall 2007 cohort	58%
Fall 2008 cohort	61%
Fall 2009 cohort	59%
Fall 2010 cohort	60%
Fall 2011 cohort	67%
Fall 2012 cohort	63%
Fall 2013 cohort	66%
Fall 2014 cohort	66%
Fall 2015 cohort	66%
Fall 2016 cohort	72%
Fall 2017 cohort	71%
Fall 2018 cohort	73%
Fall 2019 cohort	67%
Fall 2020 cohort	64%
Fall 2021 cohort	65%
Fall 2022 cohort	67%
Fall 2023 cohort	67%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Houston-Downtown

Faculty pay at University of Houston-Downtown averages $113,052 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Houston-Downtown as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 12,555 undergraduates live off campus, and 67.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Houston-Downtown's SAT section-percentile sums are 940–1110 — their midpoint is below the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Houston-Downtown's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Houston-Downtown compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Houston-Downtown90%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Houston-Downtown$7,708

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Houston-Downtown's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Houston-Downtown$53,551

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Houston-Downtown, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Houston-Downtown	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	90%	84.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,708	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$53,551	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Houston-Downtown, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Houston-Downtown federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 26 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$112,244
Insurance	$98,510
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$72,528
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$69,712
Accounting and Related Services	$67,499
Management Information Systems and Services	$66,881
Finance and Financial Management Services	$66,591
International Business	$66,556
Mathematics	$62,576
Marketing	$61,866
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$59,924
Political Science and Government	$59,261
Business/Commerce, General	$59,188
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	$58,535
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$57,892
Biological and Physical Sciences	$56,995
Communication and Media Studies	$56,903
Biology, General	$56,787
Social Work	$54,784
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$53,589
History	$53,555
Public Health	$52,438
Psychology, General	$48,234
Sociology	$46,106
English Language and Literature, General	$45,223
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$37,668

These 26 fields listed for University of Houston-Downtown measure earnings after completion. The $53,551 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 17 additional University of Houston-Downtown fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Houston-Downtown report?

University of Houston-Downtown's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 940–1110 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Houston-Downtown's acceptance rate?

90% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,893 admitted from 6,551 applicants.

How much does University of Houston-Downtown cost?

In-state tuition is $7,708; out-of-state students pay $17,548. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Houston-Downtown report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $53,551. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

University of Houston-Clear Lake — 90.5% admitted
Texas A&M University-Victoria — 95.9% admitted
Hardin-Simmons University — 90% admitted
University of the Incarnate Word — 98.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.