Student Population at Houston
Total Enrollment
46,700
Undergraduate
37,943
Graduate
8,757
Online Enrollment
5,579
Men Students
22,359
Women Students
24,341
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 46,700 students have enrolled at University of Houston - 37,943 undergraduate and 8,757 graduate.
By gender, 22,359 male and 24,341 female students are attending University of Houston. By attendance status, there are 33,405 full-time students and 13,295 part-time students.
The number of students at University of Houston is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Purdue University-Main Campus, its population is large (average population is 37,363).
University of Houston offers online degree/certificate programs and 5,579 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between University of Houston and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 22,359 male and 24,341 female students attending Houston. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.92 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Houston.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 37,943 | 27,320 | 10,623 |
Men | 18,290 | 12,716 | 5,574 |
Women | 19,653 | 14,604 | 5,049 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,757 | 6,085 | 2,672 |
Men | 4,069 | 2,871 | 1,198 |
Women | 4,688 | 3,214 | 1,474 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 15,524 Hispanic students (33.24%) and 10,271 Asian students (21.99%) at University of Houston(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Houston.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 42 | 24 | 18 |
Asian | 9,090 | 4,634 | 4,456 |
Black or African American | 4,206 | 1,743 | 2,463 |
Hispanic | 14,012 | 6,368 | 7,644 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 30 | 17 | 13 |
White | 7,076 | 3,667 | 3,409 |
Two or More Races | 1,189 | 562 | 627 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 514 | 245 | 269 |
Total | 37,943 | 18,290 | 19,653 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 9 | 11 |
Asian | 1,181 | 451 | 730 |
Black or African American | 874 | 286 | 588 |
Hispanic | 1,512 | 573 | 939 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 7 | 4 | 3 |
White | 2,275 | 1,014 | 1,261 |
Two or More Races | 149 | 55 | 94 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 136 | 67 | 69 |
Total | 8,757 | 4,069 | 4,688 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 36,640 students whose age under twenty five and 4,320 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Houston.
Especially, 2,442 students are younger than eighteen.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Houston.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 37,943 | 18,290 | 19,653 |
Under 18 | 2,426 | 993 | 1,433 |
18-19 | 11,500 | 5,153 | 6,347 |
20-21 | 12,032 | 5,779 | 6,253 |
22-24 | 7,368 | 3,913 | 3,455 |
25-29 | 3,049 | 1,683 | 1,366 |
30-34 | 829 | 424 | 405 |
35-39 | 352 | 175 | 177 |
40-49 | 302 | 137 | 165 |
50-64 | 85 | 33 | 52 |
Total | 37,943 | 18,290 | 19,653 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,757 | 4,069 | 4,688 |
Under 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
18-19 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
20-21 | 535 | 220 | 315 |
22-24 | 2,757 | 1,279 | 1,478 |
25-29 | 2,691 | 1,275 | 1,416 |
30-34 | 1,238 | 634 | 604 |
35-39 | 638 | 275 | 363 |
40-49 | 637 | 268 | 369 |
50-64 | 239 | 108 | 131 |
Total | 8,757 | 4,069 | 4,688 |
Online Student Population
At University of Houston, 32,822 students (70.28% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,579 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 5,363 students live in Texas where University of Houston is located in and 169 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 46,700 | 37,943 | 8,757 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 5,579 | 4,175 | 1,404 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 27,243 | 24,405 | 2,838 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 13,878 | 9,363 | 4,515 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 5,579 | 4,175 | 1,404 |
Texas Residents | 5,363 | 4,105 | 1,258 |
Other State in U.S. | 169 | 62 | 107 |
Outside of U.S. | 45 | 8 | 37 |
Unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 |