by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Houston - Clear Lake was awarded 277 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is school psychology.
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College Factual ranked UH Clear Lake as #1,042 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, UH Clear Lake is ranked at #54.
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The acceptance rate at University of Houston - Clear Lake is 91%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into UH Clear Lake is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 62% of students accepted to UH Clear Lake submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 488 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 580.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, University of Houston - Clear Lake is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Houston - Clear Lake is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Houston - Clear Lake has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,582 undergraduates at UH Clear Lake with 3,441 being full-time and 3,141 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,532 | $12,704 | $14,952 | $23,537 | $23,789 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UH Clear Lake, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UH Clear Lake, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $5,464 a year. That adds up to $21,856 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UH Clear Lake is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UH Clear Lake are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2700 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058-1002 |
| Phone: | 281-283-7600 |
| Website: | www.uhcl.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UHClearLake |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UHClearLake |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 257 | $47,440 |
| General Psychology | 144 | $33,602 |
| Accounting | 117 | $42,511 |
| Business Administration & Management | 102 | $42,582 |
| General Biology | 93 | $27,936 |
| General Business/Commerce | 66 | $45,488 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 64 | $48,830 |
| Health & Physical Education | 60 | $35,251 |
| Behavioral Science | 59 | $29,871 |
| Computer Science | 55 | $56,087 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 4,525 students took at least one online class at University of Houston - Clear Lake. This is a decrease from the 8,510 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,525 | 1,668 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,510 | 5,241 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,781 | 1,304 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,435 | 1,170 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,219 | 720 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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