Quick Facts
University
- Founded: 1974
- President: Loren Blanchard, Ph.D.
- Alumni: 67,311
- One of four distinct universities in the University of Houston System
Enrollment (Fall 2023)
Student body
- Total: 14,105
- Female: 62%
- Male: 38%
- Full-time students: 45%
- Part-time students: 55%
Ethnicity
- Asian: 8%
- Black: 18%
- Hispanic: 57%
- International: 2%
- Multi-Racial: 3%
- White: 11%
- Unknown: 1%
Age
- 16-21: 31%
- 22-24: 23%
- 25-30: 21%
- 31-35: 10%
- 36-50: 12%
- 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: 2%
- Outside Texas: 1%
Academics
Number of degrees offered
- Bachelor's degree: 45
- Master's degree: 12
Number of online degrees
- 15 undergraduate degree-completion programs
- 5 fully online master's degrees
Degrees awarded (2022-2023)
- Undergraduate: 2,740
- Graduate: 514
- Total: 3,254
Certificates Awarded (2022-2023)
- Graduate: 298
Top five most popular undergraduate degrees
- Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S. (10%)
- Accounting, B.B.A. (9%)
- Psychology, B.S. (8%)
- Criminal Justice, B.S. (7%)
- Management, B.B.A. (6%)
For more complete data, visit UHD's Fact Book.