University

• Founded: 1974
• President: Loren Blanchard, Ph.D.
• Alumni: 60,120
  
• One of four distinct universities in the University of Houston System

Enrollment (Fall 2021)

Student body

• Total: 15,077
  
• Female: 63%
• Male: 37%
• Full-time students: 44%
  
• Part-time students: 56%

Ethnicity

• Asian: 8%
• Black: 20%
• Hispanic: 53%
• International: 2%
• Multi-Racial: 3%
• White: 13​%
• Unknown: 1%

Age

• 17-21: 29%
• 22-24: 20%
• 25-30: 23%
  
• 31-35: 11%
• 36-50: 14%
• Over 50: 3%

Geography (Where do our students live)

• Inside Loop 610: 11%
• Between Loop 610 and Beltway 8: 34%
• Outside Beltway 8: 52%
• Outside Houston Metroplex: 1%
• Outside Texas: 2%

Academics

Number of degrees offered

• Bachelor's degree: 45
  
• Master's degree: 9
  

Number of online degrees

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

Degrees awarded (2020-2021)

• Undergraduate: 2,984
  
• Graduate: 514
  
• Total: 3,498
  

Certificates Awarded (2020-2021)

• Graduate: 350

Top five most popular undergraduate degrees

• Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S. (14%)
• Accounting, B.B.A. (8%)
• Psychology, B.S. (7%)
• Interdisciplinary Studies - Education, B.A. (7​%)
• Criminal Justice, B.S. (7%)

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