University of Houston

IPEDS: 225511

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. Percentile shows where this institution ranks compared to all others (higher is better).

Metric Value Performance Percentile Range
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
22.10
64
Top 7.6% 10.9 - 28.3
Total faculty
Higher is better
2,790
41
Top 9.5% 176.0 - 6,529.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
47,980
59
Top 9.8% 2,391.0 - 79,818.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
8,669
57
Top 10.2% 280.0 - 14,934.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
857
46
Top 15.1% 17.0 - 1,858.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
3
96
Top 15.1% 0.0 - 78.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
2,238
29
Top 18.7% 59.0 - 7,563.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
18,194
50
Top 19.1% 5,500.0 - 31,000.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
5,778
40
Top 21.3% 320.0 - 13,981.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
118,429
42
Top 24.9% 54,887.0 - 205,648.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
30
26
Top 25.2% 5.0 - 100.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
29,783
19
Top 29.9% 1,985.0 - 149,815.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
87
83
Top 30.7% 33.0 - 98.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
4
21
Top 30.7% 0.0 - 19.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
68
70
Top 31.6% 1.0 - 225.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
63
60
Top 35.8% 20.0 - 92.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
238,996
11
Top 36% 1,138.0 - 2,110,961.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better
75
28
Top 37% 10.0 - 100.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
74
29
Top 40.8% 9.0 - 100.0
Average discount from sticker price
Higher is better
25
32
Top 42.7% 7.0 - 64.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
65
58
Top 43.6% 22.0 - 96.0
Net cost
Lower is better
34,529
48
Top 46.2% 0.0 - 66,625.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
27,776
63
Top 48.1% 5,354.0 - 66,203.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
11,888
67
Top 50.9% 4,685.0 - 26,456.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
25,022
11
Top 58.7% 11,852.0 - 126,832.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
85
74
Top 64.9% 57.0 - 95.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
40
57
Top 65.8% 10.0 - 80.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
64
61
Top 73.9% 7.0 - 100.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
93
8
Top 84.9% 20.0 - 99.0