Quick Facts
University
- Founded: 1974
- President: Loren Blanchard, Ph.D.
- Alumni: 64,003
- One of four distinct universities in the University of Houston System
Enrollment (Fall 2022)
Student body
- Total: 14,208
- Female: 63%
- Male: 37%
- Full-time students: 44%
- Part-time students: 56%
Ethnicity
- Asian: 9%
- Black: 19%
- Hispanic: 55%
- International: 2%
- Multi-Racial: 2%
- White: 12%
- Unknown: 1%
Age
- 16-21: 31%
- 22-24: 21%
- 25-30: 22%
- 31-35: 10%
- 36-50: 13%
- Over 50: 3%
Geography (Where do our students live)
- Inside Loop 610: 10%
- Between Loop 610 and Beltway 8: 34%
- Outside Beltway 8: 53%
- Outside Houston Metroplex: 1%
- Outside Texas: 2%
Academics
Number of degrees offered
- Bachelor's degree: 46
- Master's degree: 11
Number of online degrees
- 15 undergraduate degree-completion programs
- 4 fully online master's degrees
Degrees awarded (2021-2022)
- Undergraduate: 3,095
- Graduate: 580
- Total: 3,675
Certificates Awarded (2021-2022)
- Graduate: 399
Top five most popular undergraduate degrees
- Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S. (12%)
- Accounting, B.B.A. (9%)
- Psychology, B.S. (8%)
- Interdisciplinary Studies - Education, B.A. (7%)
- Criminal Justice, B.S. (6%)
For more complete data, visit UHD's Fact Book.