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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Houston
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total37,94327,32010,623
Men18,29012,7165,574
Women19,65314,6045,049
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Houston
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,7576,0852,672
Men4,0692,8711,198
Women4,6883,2141,474

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Houston
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native422418
Asian9,0904,6344,456
Black or African American4,2061,7432,463
Hispanic14,0126,3687,644
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander301713
White7,0763,6673,409
Two or More Races1,189562627
Race/Ethnicity Unknown514245269
Total 37,94318,29019,653
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Houston
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native20911
Asian1,181451730
Black or African American874286588
Hispanic1,512573939
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander743
White2,2751,0141,261
Two or More Races1495594
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1366769
Total 8,7574,0694,688

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Houston
TotalMenWomen
Total37,943 18,29019,653
Under 182,426 9931,433
18-1911,500 5,1536,347
20-2112,032 5,7796,253
22-247,368 3,9133,455
25-293,049 1,6831,366
30-34829 424405
35-39352 175177
40-49302 137165
50-6485 3352
Total 37,943 18,29019,653
Population by Student Age at University of Houston
TotalMenWomen
Total8,757 4,0694,688
Under 1816 88
18-196 24
20-21535 220315
22-242,757 1,2791,478
25-292,691 1,2751,416
30-341,238 634604
35-39638 275363
40-49637 268369
50-64239 108131
Total 8,757 4,0694,688

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total46,70037,9438,757
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,5794,1751,404
Enrolled Some in Online Classes27,24324,4052,838
Not Enrolled in Online Classes13,8789,3634,515
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,5794,1751,404
Texas Residents5,3634,1051,258
Other State in U.S.16962107
Outside of U.S.45837
Unknown202