University of Houston

212 E. Cullen Building Houston, TX 77204

(713) 743-1000 | www.uh.edu

University of Houston is a large four-year university in Houston, TX. The school is on the semester calendar system and is a research university with high research activity. There are 34,223 undergraduate students and 10,792 graduate students at University of Houston. The freshman class has 3,637 students. Students attend part and full-time. It is a selective institution with a high transfer-in rate; 71% of students who apply to University of Houston are admitted and 40% more

Fields of study offered at University of Houston

Architecture (5 majors)
- Architecture
- Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- Architecture and Related Services, Other
- Environmental Design/Architecture
- Interior Architecture
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies (2 majors)
- German Studies
- Russian Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (3 majors)
- Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Biotechnology
Business, Management, Marketing, and Support Services (14 majors)
- Accounting
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Business/Corporate Communications
- Finance, General
- Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
- Human Resources Development
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- Logistics and Materials Management
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
- Management Information Systems, General
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General
- Operations Management and Supervision
- Organizational Behavior Studies
- Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
Child Care, Family and Consumer Sciences (3 majors)
- Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
- Human Development and Family Studies, General
Communication, Journalism and Public Relations (6 majors)
- Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Health Communication
- Journalism
- Public Relations/Image Management
- Radio and Television
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (5 majors)
- Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Computer and Information Systems Security
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
- Information Science/Studies
Education (23 majors)
- Art Teacher Education
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Educational/Instructional Media Design
- Educational/Instructional Technology
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Foreign Language Teacher Education
- Health Occupations Teacher Education
- Health Teacher Education
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
- Special Education and Teaching, General
Engineering (15 majors)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering, General
- Computer Engineering, General
- Electrical and Electronics Engineerin
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Systems Engineering
Engineering Technologies and Technicians (8 majors)
- Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
- Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
- Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
- Engineering Technology, General
- Industrial Technology/Technician
- Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
- Surveying Technology/Surveying
English Language and Literature (4 majors)
- Creative Writing
- English Language and Literature, General
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Speech and Rhetorical Studies
Fitness and Recreation Studies (3 majors)
- Health and Physical Education, General
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (8 majors)
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- Italian Language and Literature
- Linguistics
- Spanish Language and Literature
Health Professions and Clinical Sciences (14 majors)
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
- Health and Wellness, General
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
- Optometry
- Optometry (OD)
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
- Pharmacy
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
- Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)
History (3 majors)
- History, General
- Public/Applied History
- Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
Interdisciplinary Studies (2 majors)
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Legal Professions and Studies (12 majors)
- Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
- Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
- Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law
- Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)
- Health Law
- Health Law (LLM, MJ, JSD/SJD)
- International Business, Trade, and Tax Law
- International Business, Trade, and Tax Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
- Law
- Law (LL.B, J.D.)
- Tax Law/Taxation
- Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)
Mathematics and Statistics (3 majors)
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics, General
- Mathematics, General
Natural Resources and Conservation (1 major)
- Environmental Science
Philosophy and Religious Studies (1 major)
- Philosophy
Physical Sciences (5 majors)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
- Chemistry, General
- Geology/Earth Science, General
- Geophysics and Seismology
- Physics, General
Psychology (8 majors)
- Clinical Psychology
- Counseling Psychology
- Developmental and Child Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Psychology, General
- School Psychology
- Social Psychology
Public Administration and Social Work (2 majors)
- Public Administration
- Social Work
Social Sciences (4 majors)
- Anthropology
- Economics, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Sociology
Visual and Performing Arts (17 majors)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Art/Art Studies, General
- Conducting
- Dance, General
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
- Graphic Design
- Industrial Design
- Industrial and Product Design
- Intermedia/Multimedia
- Music History, Literature, and Theory
- Music Pedagogy
- Music Performance, General
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music, General
- Painting
- Photography
- Sculpture


Tuition and fees	$6,921
Total price for out-of-state students living on campus	$25,707
Total price for in-state students living on campus	$19,059
Percentage receiving any financial aid	77%
Average amount of institutional grant aid received	$4,019
Average amount of student loan aid received	$5,171