How many students at U of Houston? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 46,700 students have enrolled in University of Houston with 37,943 undergraduate and 8,757 graduate students.
By gender, 22,359 male and 24,341 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
5,579 students are enrolled exclusively, and 27,243 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of Houston has a total of 46,700 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 37,943 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 8,757 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 22,359 male and 24,341 female students (the male-female ratio is 48:52) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 46,700 | 37,943 | 8,757 |
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| Men | 22,359 | 18,290 | 4,069 |
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| Women | 24,341 | 19,653 | 4,688 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 9,351 White, 5,080 Black, and 10,271 Asian students out of a total of 46,700 are attending at University of Houston. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 62 | 33 | 29 |
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| Asian | 10,271 | 5,085 | 5,186 |
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| Black | 5,080 | 2,029 | 3,051 |
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| Hispanic | 15,524 | 6,941 | 8,583 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 37 | 21 | 16 |
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| White | 9,351 | 4,681 | 4,670 |
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| Two or more races | 1,338 | 617 | 721 |
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| Race Unknown | 650 | 312 | 338 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 42 | 24 | 18 |
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| Asian | 9,090 | 4,634 | 4,456 |
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| Black | 4,206 | 1,743 | 2,463 |
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| Hispanic | 14,012 | 6,368 | 7,644 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 30 | 17 | 13 |
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| White | 7,076 | 3,667 | 3,409 |
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| Two or more races | 1,189 | 562 | 627 |
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| Race Unknown | 514 | 245 | 269 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 20 | 9 | 11 |
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| Asian | 1,181 | 451 | 730 |
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| Black | 874 | 286 | 588 |
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| Hispanic | 1,512 | 573 | 939 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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| White | 2,275 | 1,014 | 1,261 |
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| Two or more races | 149 | 55 | 94 |
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| Race Unknown | 136 | 67 | 69 |
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Student Age Distribution
There are 36,640 students under 25 years old, and 10,060 students over 25 years old out of 46,700 total students.
U of Houston has 33,326 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 4,617 students aged 25 and over.
It has 3,314 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,443 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 2,442 | 1,441 | 1,001 |
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| 18-19 | 11,506 | 6,351 | 5,155 |
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| 20-21 | 12,567 | 6,568 | 5,999 |
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| 22-24 | 10,125 | 4,933 | 5,192 |
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| 25-29 | 5,740 | 2,782 | 2,958 |
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| 30-34 | 2,067 | 1,009 | 1,058 |
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| 35-39 | 990 | 540 | 450 |
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| 40-49 | 939 | 534 | 405 |
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| 50-64 | 324 | 183 | 141 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 2,426 | 1,433 | 993 |
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| 18-19 | 11,500 | 6,347 | 5,153 |
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| 20-21 | 12,032 | 6,253 | 5,779 |
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| 22-24 | 7,368 | 3,455 | 3,913 |
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| 25-29 | 3,049 | 1,366 | 1,683 |
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| 30-34 | 829 | 405 | 424 |
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| 35-39 | 352 | 177 | 175 |
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| 40-49 | 302 | 165 | 137 |
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| 50-64 | 85 | 52 | 33 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
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| 18-19 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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| 20-21 | 535 | 315 | 220 |
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| 22-24 | 2,757 | 1,478 | 1,279 |
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| 25-29 | 2,691 | 1,416 | 1,275 |
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| 30-34 | 1,238 | 604 | 634 |
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| 35-39 | 638 | 363 | 275 |
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| 40-49 | 637 | 369 | 268 |
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| 50-64 | 239 | 131 | 108 |
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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, 5,579 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 27,243 students are enrolled in some online courses.
5,363 students lived in Texas or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 216 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 46,700 | 5,579 | 27,243 |
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| Undergraduate | 37,943 | 4,175 | 24,405 |
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| Graduate | 8,757 | 1,404 | 2,838 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Texas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 5,363 | 171 | 45 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,105 | 62 | 8 |
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| Graduate | 1,258 | 109 | 37 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 37,943 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 4,434 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.69%.2,800 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,634 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 24,520 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 2,800 |
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| Regular Part-time | 8,989 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 1,634 |
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