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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas · Large city

Admit rate
Avg net price
Graduation rate
$88,757
Median earnings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Houston, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 465 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 465 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About Houston, Texas

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. However, the land then remained largely uninhabited from the late 1700s until settlement in the 1830s. Located in the American South, Houston is a diverse city with a large and growing international community. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
4 miles to Houston, TX
To the ocean
20 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to William P. Hobby (HOU) · major hub

How The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$88,757

Higher than 95% · #8 of 94 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$13,063

Lower than 94%

Student–faculty ratio5 : 1

Lower than 96%

Undergraduate enrollment465

Larger than 21%

Percentiles compare The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

4,938students
  • Undergraduate4659%
  • Graduate4,47391%

Undergraduates by gender

465undergrads
  • Women39485%
  • Men7115%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White20%
  • Black14%
  • Hispanic34%
  • Asian26%
  • Other or multiracial6.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
465
Graduate enrollment
4,473
Student–faculty ratio
5 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
51%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
38%
Median family income
$34,136
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$108,927
Endowment
$1,025,924,655

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$89,371
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$88,757
Median debt at graduation
$13,063
Students with federal loans
72%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
84%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
83%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$60

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
53

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (4,938 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

19reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year18 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
9.3
Motor vehicle theft
8.3
Aggravated assault
1.0
Rape
0.3
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$88,757
Typical debt at graduation
$13,063
Debt vs. one year's pay
15%
Out-earn a HS grad
91%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$86,973
Men
$95,821

Men out-earn women by $8,848 (10%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
94°F
Winter low
44°F
Annual rain
54.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.07.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Houston-Port, TX US station (8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.