Student Population at University of Houston-Downtown

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
14,20812,8561,352
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 14,208 students have enrolled in University of Houston-Downtown with 12,856 undergraduate and 1,352 graduate students.
By gender, 5,273 male and 8,935 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
5,456 students are enrolled exclusively, and 5,308 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Explore University of Houston-Downtown

Student Population by Gender

University of Houston-Downtown has a total of 14,208 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 12,856 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,352 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 5,273 male and 8,935 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total14,20812,8561,352
Men5,2734,766507
Women8,9358,090845

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,670 White, 2,674 Black, and 1,215 Asian students out of a total of 14,208 are attending at University of Houston-Downtown. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1587
Asian1,215645570
Black2,6748431,831
Hispanic7,8692,7105,159
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders826
White1,670739931
Two or more races338129209
Race Unknown833647
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1376
Asian1,091592499
Black2,2447041,540
Hispanic7,3782,5334,845
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders725
White1,473651822
Two or more races298114184
Race Unknown763442
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American211
Asian1245371
Black430139291
Hispanic491177314
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White19788109
Two or more races401525
Race Unknown725

Student Age Distribution

By age, U of Houston-Downtown has 48 students under 18 years old and 27 students over 65 years old. There are 7,415 students under 25 years old, and 6,793 students over 25 years old out of 14,208 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 48 students are younger than 18 and 23 students are older than 65. U of Houston-Downtown has 7,279 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 5,577 students aged 25 and over.
It has 136 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,216 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18483018
18-192,1971,278919
20-212,1951,396799
22-242,9751,8051,170
25-292,7661,7161,050
30-341,5691,023546
35-39953647306
40-491,070742328
50-64408278130
Over 6527207
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18483018
18-192,1961,277919
20-212,1861,389797
22-242,8491,7221,127
25-292,4171,491926
30-341,266838428
35-39746518228
40-49816586230
50-6430922287
Over 6523176
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of Houston-Downtown, 5,456 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,308 students are enrolled in some online courses.
5,404 students lived in Texas or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 52 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students14,2085,4565,308
Undergraduate12,8564,5845,038
Graduate1,352872270
Online Student Population by Locality
Texas ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students5,404520
Undergraduate4,548360
Graduate856160

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,856 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,994 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 15.51%.849 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,145 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time5,294
Transfer-in Full-time849
Regular Part-time5,568
Transfer-in Part-time1,145
Related Articles and Ads