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UH Demographics & Diversity Report

College Factual's <nil> diversity report brings to light the racial demographics, age range, gender ratios, and geographic origins of UH students.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

UH Student Population

How Many Students Attend University of Houston?

UH total enrollment is approximately 47,090 students. 28,966 are undergraduates and 5,388 are graduate students.

UH Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time UH undergraduate population is made up of 52% women, and 48% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

UH Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Hispanic	9,931
Asian	7,086
White	6,114
Black or African American	3,009
International	1,291
Multi-Ethnic	957
Unknown	535
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	17

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

UH Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 54% of full-time grad students are women, and 46% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

UH Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,617
International	1,453
Asian	853
Hispanic	796
Black or African American	463
Unknown	100
Multi-Ethnic	93
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

UH Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
Hispanic	15,639
White	10,831
Asian	10,129
Black or African American	4,811
International	3,273
Multi-Ethnic	1,410
Unknown	912
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	26

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

University of Houston Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	2,463
Black or African American	983
Asian	709
Multi-Ethnic	59
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	6
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at UH.

UH Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 24,226 female students and 22,864 male students at UH.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of UH is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about UH faculty.

There are approximately 2,829 female teachers and 2,614 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

UH ranks 1,153 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

2.62% of UH students come from out of state, and 3.56% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 34 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Texas	4,169
California	16
Louisiana	10
New Jersey	7
Illinois	6

International Students at UH

Students from 137 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from India, China, and Vietnam.

Learn more about international students at UH.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At UH, 46.89% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
20-21	11,449
22-24	10,634
18-19	9,820
25-29	6,733
30-34	2,427
35 and over	2,175
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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