How U of Houston's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.01%, and this year's acceptance rate is 70.00% at University of Houston. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 63.91% and women students' rate is 62.05%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of Houston over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	58.41%	59.61%	57.37%
2014-15	62.99% 4.58%	65.27% 3.52%	60.90% 3.52%
2015-16	59.72% -3.27%	62.43% -3.62%	57.28% -3.62%
2016-17	58.54% -1.17%	60.97% -0.93%	56.35% -0.93%
2017-18	61.11% 2.56%	63.52% 2.58%	58.93% 2.58%
2018-19	62.34% 1.23%	63.69% 2.20%	61.13% 2.20%
2019-20	64.98% 2.64%	66.89% 2.22%	63.34% 2.22%
2020-21	62.79% -2.19%	64.46% -1.83%	61.51% -1.83%
2021-22	66.00% 3.21%	64.00% 5.49%	67.00% 5.49%
2022-23	66.24% 0.24%	64.14% 0.78%	67.79% 0.78%
2023-24	70.00% 3.76%	68.00% 3.21%	71.00% 3.21%
Average	63.01%	63.91%	62.05%

University of Houston Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 33.74% where the current academic year yield is 27.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Houston from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	33.78%	36.08%	31.72%
2014-15	37.09% 3.31%	39.27% 3.22%	34.94% 3.22%
2015-16	39.01% 1.93%	41.32% 1.81%	36.75% 1.81%
2016-17	38.38% -0.63%	40.23% -0.17%	36.58% -0.17%
2017-18	39.07% 0.69%	40.85% 0.77%	37.34% 0.77%
2018-19	37.12% -1.95%	38.46% -1.47%	35.87% -1.47%
2019-20	34.42% -2.70%	35.63% -2.54%	33.34% -2.54%
2020-21	29.05% -5.37%	30.43% -5.39%	27.95% -5.39%
2021-22	28.00% -1.05%	30.00% -0.95%	27.00% -0.95%
2022-23	28.16% 0.16%	29.46% 0.26%	27.25% 0.26%
2023-24	27.00% -1.16%	28.00% -1.25%	26.00% -1.25%
Average	33.74%	35.43%	32.25%

University of Houston Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 23,606, the average number of admitted is 15,018, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,907. The number of U of Houston applicants decreased by 1.83% (544 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of Houston from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	17,407	10,167	3,434
2014-15	17,328 -79	10,915 614	4,048 614
2015-16	17,971 643	10,732 139	4,187 139
2016-17	19,860 1,889	11,627 276	4,463 276
2017-18	20,768 908	12,691 496	4,959 496
2018-19	22,461 1,693	14,002 239	5,198 239
2019-20	25,393 2,932	16,500 482	5,680 482
2020-21	28,645 3,252	17,986 -455	5,225 -455
2021-22	29,721 1,076	19,616 267	5,492 267
2022-23	29,783 62	19,728 63	5,555 63
2023-24	30,327 544	21,229 177	5,732 177
Average	23,606	15,018	4,907

University of Houston Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Houston

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes