Enrollment Trends at UH Downtown

The student population at University of Houston-Downtown is 13,730 (12,622 undergraduate and 1,108 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 532 (3.73%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UH Downtown is 91.93% which is decreased by 623 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 91 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 61 male students for every 100 female students, down from 66 in 2015.
4,905 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 127.29% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,370 where 13,730 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 15,239 students in 2021 and was lowest at 13,730 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 14,262 to 13,730 students, a net loss of 532 (3.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Houston-Downtown since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14,262	13,245	5,244	8,001	1,017	443	574
2016-17	14,251 -11	12,865 -380	5,103 -141	7,762 -239	1,386 369	596 153	790 216
2017-18	13,919 -332	12,407 -458	4,839 -264	7,568 -194	1,512 126	617 21	895 105
2018-19	14,265 346	12,680 273	5,021 182	7,659 91	1,585 73	636 19	949 54
2019-20	14,640 375	13,136 456	5,221 200	7,915 256	1,504 -81	626 -10	878 -71
2020-21	15,239 599	13,663 527	5,100 -121	8,563 648	1,576 72	640 14	936 58
2021-22	15,077 -162	13,612 -51	4,957 -143	8,655 92	1,465 -111	574 -66	891 -45
2022-23	14,208 -869	12,856 -756	4,766 -191	8,090 -565	1,352 -113	507 -67	845 -46
2023-24	14,105 -103	12,880 24	4,922 156	7,958 -132	1,225 -127	458 -49	767 -78
2024-25	13,730 -375	12,622 -258	4,773 -149	7,849 -109	1,108 -117	427 -31	681 -86
Average	14,370	12,997	4,995	8,002	1,373	552	821

University of Houston-Downtown Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 12,997 where 12,622 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Houston-Downtown since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	13,245	6,643	2,688	3,955	6,602	2,556	4,046
2016-17	12,865	6,329	2,574	3,755	6,536	2,529	4,007
2017-18	12,407	6,320	2,524	3,796	6,087	2,315	3,772
2018-19	12,680	6,201	2,548	3,653	6,479	2,473	4,006
2019-20	13,136	6,629	2,731	3,898	6,507	2,490	4,017
2020-21	13,663	6,865	2,593	4,272	6,798	2,507	4,291
2021-22	13,612	6,584	2,468	4,116	7,028	2,489	4,539
2022-23	12,856	6,143	2,394	3,749	6,713	2,372	4,341
2023-24	12,880	6,277	2,558	3,719	6,603	2,364	4,239
2024-25	12,622	5,905	2,396	3,509	6,717	2,377	4,340
Average	12,997	12,997	2,547	3,842	12,997	2,447	4,160

University of Houston-Downtown Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,373 where 1,108 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Houston-Downtown since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,017	45	17	28	972	426	546
2016-17	1,386	86	34	52	1,300	562	738
2017-18	1,512	128	53	75	1,384	564	820
2018-19	1,585	131	51	80	1,454	585	869
2019-20	1,504	132	56	76	1,372	570	802
2020-21	1,576	132	49	83	1,444	591	853
2021-22	1,465	102	36	66	1,363	538	825
2022-23	1,352	127	50	77	1,225	457	768
2023-24	1,225	119	48	71	1,106	410	696
2024-25	1,108	123	60	63	985	367	618
Average	1,373	1,373	45	67	1,373	507	754

University of Houston-Downtown Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 10.31% and the percentage of black students is 18.40% at University of Houston-Downtown. 8.32% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 57.39% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 17.21% to 10.31%. Asian enrollment declined from 9.21% to 8.32%. Black student enrollment decreased from 23.71% to 18.40%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 41.85% to 57.39%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6186 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7304 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Houston-Downtown over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	63	1,314	3,382	5,968	31	2,454	153
2016-17	50	1,298	3,208	6,264	24	2,343	174
2017-18	39	1,264	2,957	6,322	22	2,257	158
2018-19	37	1,268	2,967	6,702	29	2,194	151
2019-20	33	1,268	2,911	7,140	24	2,103	219
2020-21	18	1,349	2,992	7,984	12	2,085	337
2021-22	17	1,256	2,968	7,639	7	1,902	394
2022-23	15	1,215	2,674	7,869	8	1,670	338
2023-24	14	1,188	2,526	7,973	13	1,604	356
2024-25	11	1,143	2,526	7,880	14	1,415	326
Average	30	1,256	2,911	7,174	18	2,003	261

University of Houston-Downtown Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,905 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 127.29% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Houston-Downtown from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	14,262	2,158	4,350	7,754
2016-17	14,251	2,301	4,547	7,403
2017-18	13,919	2,474	4,454	6,991
2018-19	14,265	2,851	4,395	7,019
2019-20	14,640	2,918	4,826	6,896
2020-21	15,239	12,946	2,208	85
2021-22	15,077	6,072	6,159	2,846
2022-23	14,208	5,456	5,308	3,444
2023-24	14,105	5,164	5,169	3,772
2024-25	13,730	4,905	5,455	3,370
Average	14,370	4,725	4,687	4,958

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Enrollment Trends at UH Downtown

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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