Student Population at UHCL

How many students at UHCL? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 8,137 students have enrolled in University of Houston-Clear Lake with 6,139 undergraduate and 1,998 graduate students.

By gender, 3,106 male and 5,031 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (13,360 students on average - public Doctoral / Research University).

1,461 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,933 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

University of Houston-Clear Lake has a total of 8,137 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 6,139 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,998 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 3,106 male and 5,031 female students (the male-female ratio is 38:62) are attending the school.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	8,137	6,139	1,998
Men	3,106	2,383	723
Women	5,031	3,756	1,275

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,302 White, 661 Black, and 660 Asian students out of a total of 8,137 are attending at University of Houston-Clear Lake. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Houston-Clear Lake is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	12	5	7
Asian	660	302	358
Black	661	205	456
Hispanic	3,662	1,283	2,379
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	0	3
White	2,302	907	1,395
Two or more races	245	106	139
Race Unknown	121	53	68

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	9	4	5
Asian	500	254	246
Black	422	146	276
Hispanic	3,113	1,109	2,004
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	1,767	713	1,054
Two or more races	187	86	101
Race Unknown	83	36	47

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	3	1	2
Asian	160	48	112
Black	239	59	180
Hispanic	549	174	375
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	0	2
White	535	194	341
Two or more races	58	20	38
Race Unknown	38	17	21

Student Age Distribution

By age, UHCL has 9 students under 18 years old and 22 students over 65 years old. There are 4,272 students under 25 years old, and 3,865 students over 25 years old out of 8,137 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 9 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. UHCL has 3,725 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,414 students aged 25 and over.

It has 547 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,451 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	9	5	4
18-19	715	394	321
20-21	1,243	786	457
22-24	2,305	1,389	916
25-29	1,871	1,155	716
30-34	764	487	277
35-39	468	297	171
40-49	534	371	163
50-64	206	134	72
Over 65	22	13	9

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	9	5	4
18-19	715	394	321
20-21	1,200	756	444
22-24	1,801	1,079	722
25-29	1,254	759	495
30-34	489	316	173
35-39	291	187	104
40-49	281	193	88
50-64	89	62	27
Over 65	10	5	5

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	43	30	13
22-24	504	310	194
25-29	617	396	221
30-34	275	171	104
35-39	177	110	67
40-49	253	178	75
50-64	117	72	45
Over 65	12	8	4

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1,461 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,933 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,431 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 30 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	8,137	1,461	2,933
Undergraduate	6,139	993	2,563
Graduate	1,998	468	370

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Texas Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,431	14	16
Undergraduate	982	4	7
Graduate	449	10	9

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,139 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 942 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 15.34%.610 students have transferred in as full-time status and 332 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	2,600
Transfer-in Full-time	610
Regular Part-time	2,597
Transfer-in Part-time	332

UHCL Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UHCL?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 8,137 students are enrolled at UHCL.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UHCL?

6,139 undergraduate and 1,998 graduate students are enrolled at UHCL.

What is the gender breakdown at UHCL?

3,106 male (38.17%) and 5,031 female (61.83%) students are attending UHCL.

What is the international student enrollment at UHCL?

471 international students (5.79%) are enrolled at UHCL, including 57 undergraduate and 414 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UHCL?

UHCL has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 2,302 White (28.29%), 661 Black (8.12%), and 660 Asian (8.11%) students are enrolled.