The student population at University of Houston is 46,700 (37,943 undergraduate and 8,757 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 7,160 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at U of Houston is 81.25% which is increased by 6,237 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 923 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.09 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

5,579 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 390.25% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 44,559 where 46,700 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

81.25% of total students is undergraduate students and 18.75% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 6,237 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 923 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.09 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in U of Houston.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Houston since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1439,54031,70615,95415,7527,8343,9003,934
2014-1540,914
1,374
33,037
1,331
16,747
793
16,290
538
7,877
43
3,983
83
3,894
-40
2015-1642,704
1,790
34,830
1,793
17,766
1,019
17,064
774
7,874
-3
3,929
-54
3,945
51
2016-1743,774
1,070
35,995
1,165
18,409
643
17,586
522
7,779
-95
3,842
-87
3,937
-8
2017-1845,364
1,590
37,215
1,220
18,755
346
18,460
874
8,149
370
4,001
159
4,148
211
2018-1946,324
960
38,348
1,133
19,207
452
19,141
681
7,976
-173
3,751
-250
4,225
77
2019-2046,148
-176
38,597
249
19,237
30
19,360
219
7,551
-425
3,446
-305
4,105
-120
2020-2147,090
942
39,165
568
19,308
71
19,857
497
7,925
374
3,556
110
4,369
264
2021-2247,031
-59
38,581
-584
18,823
-485
19,758
-99
8,450
525
3,823
267
4,627
258
2022-2346,700
-331
37,943
-638
18,290
-533
19,653
-105
8,757
307
4,069
246
4,688
61
Average44,55936,54218,25018,2928,0173,8304,187
University of Houston Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 36,542 where 37,943 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Houston since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1431,70622,82911,29711,5328,8774,6574,220
2014-1533,03723,97411,96312,0119,0634,7844,279
2015-1634,83024,91212,46512,4479,9185,3014,617
2016-1735,99525,81812,93912,87910,1775,4704,707
2017-1837,21527,15913,53813,62110,0565,2174,839
2018-1938,34828,02913,90814,12110,3195,2995,020
2019-2038,59728,36813,88214,48610,2295,3554,874
2020-2139,16528,96613,96814,99810,1995,3404,859
2021-2238,58127,64813,10914,53910,9335,7145,219
2022-2337,94327,32012,71614,60410,6235,5745,049
Average36,54236,54212,97913,52436,5425,2714,768
University of Houston Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 8,017 where 8,757 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Houston since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,8345,6572,7012,9562,1771,199978
2014-157,8775,7692,8082,9612,1081,175933
2015-167,8745,8692,8762,9932,0051,053952
2016-177,7795,7752,8062,9692,0041,036968
2017-188,1495,9642,9293,0352,1851,0721,113
2018-197,9765,5792,6052,9742,3971,1461,251
2019-207,5515,3102,4092,9012,2411,0371,204
2020-217,9255,3882,4612,9272,5371,0951,442
2021-228,4505,7202,6403,0802,7301,1831,547
2022-238,7576,0852,8713,2142,6721,1981,474
Average8,0178,0172,7113,0018,0171,1191,186
University of Houston Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 20.02% and the percentage of black students is 10.88% at University of Houston. 21.99% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Houston over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14627,6554,23210,1889012,1401,106
2014-15478,1184,17310,9949711,8551,218
2015-16698,7184,27111,7438411,7911,286
2016-17618,9954,24112,7608111,7301,319
2017-18719,3404,40113,8737511,6291,348
2018-19699,6124,51114,7255411,4171,400
2019-20679,7424,56214,9633610,9241,366
2020-215910,1294,81115,6392610,8311,410
2021-225810,3485,03415,6542910,1821,407
2022-236210,2715,08015,524379,3511,338
Average639,2934,53213,6066111,1851,320
University of Houston Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,579 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 390.25% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Houston from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1540,9141,13811,13728,639
2015-1642,7041,18111,78029,743
2016-1743,7741,28113,38629,107
2017-1845,3641,53915,01928,806
2018-1946,3241,64616,61328,065
2019-2046,1481,66618,17026,312
2020-2147,09039,7975,4001,893
2021-2247,0316,22426,12114,686
2022-2346,7005,57927,24313,878
Average45,1176,67216,09722,348

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