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 - Victoria was awarded 17 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting and business/management.
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UH Victoria landed the #1,367 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UH Victoria held the #1,761 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, UH Victoria is ranked at #71.
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The acceptance rate at University of Houston - Victoria is a competitive 53%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Houston - Victoria, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 - Victoria is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At University of Houston - Victoria this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UH Victoria is 8%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,513 undergraduates at UH Victoria with 1,831 being full-time and 1,682 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,903 | $7,475 | $10,631 | $15,235 | $17,248 |
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 Victoria, 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 Victoria, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $4,913 a year. That adds up to $19,652 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UH Victoria is 8.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for UH Victoria are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3007 N. Ben Wilson, Victoria, TX 77901 |
| Phone: | 361-570-4848 |
| Website: | www.uhv.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UHVictoria |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/uhvictoria |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 165 | $41,579 |
| General Business/Commerce | 147 | $40,858 |
| General Psychology | 108 | $27,510 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 74 | $34,999 |
| Accounting | 66 | $36,880 |
| Business Administration & Management | 53 | $41,749 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 48 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 36 | NA |
| General English Literature | 31 | NA |
| General Biology | 28 | $22,298 |
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, 3,867 students took at least one online class at University of Houston - Victoria. This is a decrease from the 4,813 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,867 | 2,598 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,813 | 4,125 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,753 | 2,539 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,223 | 2,031 |
| 2016-2017 | 829 | 270 |
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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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