Quick Facts

University

• Founded: 1974
• Interim President: Antonio D. Tillis, Ph.D.
• Alumni: 51,190
  
• One of four distinct universities in the University of Houston System

Enrollment (Fall 2018)

Student body

• Total: 14,460
  
• Female: 60%
• Male: 40%
• Full-time students: 46%
• Part-time students: 54%

Ethnicity

• American Indian: 0%
• Asian or Pacific Islander: 9%
• Black: 20%
• Hispanic: 51%
• International: 3%
• White: 14%
• Unknown: 1%

Age

• 14-21: 28%
• 22-24: 21%
• 25-30: 25%
• 31-35: 11%
• 36-50: 13%
• Over 50: 3%

Geography (Where do our students live)

• Inside Loop 610: 11%
• Between Loop 610 and Beltway 8: 36%
• Outside Beltway 8: 51%
• Outside Houston Metroplex: 2%

Academics

Number of degrees offered

• Bachelor's degree: 44
  
• Master's degree: 9
  

Number of online degrees

• 13 undergraduate degree-completion programs
• 3 fully online master's degrees

Online/hybrid credit hours

• Online: 32%
• Hybrid: 16%

Degrees awarded (2018-2019)

• Undergraduate: 3,067
  
• Graduate: 556
  
• Total: 3623
  

Top five most popular undergraduate degrees

• Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S. (18%)
• Accounting, B.B.A. (9%)
  
• Interdisciplinary Studies - Education, B.A. (9%)
• Criminal Justice, B.S. (8%)
• Psychology, B.S. (7%)

For more complete data, visit UHD's Fact Book.