Enrollment Trends at Houston

The student population at University of Houston is 47,980 (39,257 undergraduate and 8,723 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,276 (12.35%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Houston is 81.82% which is increased by 4,427 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 849 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 92 male students for every 100 female students, down from 103 in 2015.
5,933 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 402.37% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 45,979 where 47,980 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 47,980 students in 2025 and was lowest at 42,704 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 42,704 to 47,980 students, a net gain of 5,276 (12.4%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	42,704	34,830	17,766	17,064	7,874	3,929	3,945
2016-17	43,774 1,070	35,995 1,165	18,409 643	17,586 522	7,779 -95	3,842 -87	3,937 -8
2017-18	45,364 1,590	37,215 1,220	18,755 346	18,460 874	8,149 370	4,001 159	4,148 211
2018-19	46,324 960	38,348 1,133	19,207 452	19,141 681	7,976 -173	3,751 -250	4,225 77
2019-20	46,148 -176	38,597 249	19,237 30	19,360 219	7,551 -425	3,446 -305	4,105 -120
2020-21	47,090 942	39,165 568	19,308 71	19,857 497	7,925 374	3,556 110	4,369 264
2021-22	47,031 -59	38,581 -584	18,823 -485	19,758 -99	8,450 525	3,823 267	4,627 258
2022-23	46,700 -331	37,943 -638	18,290 -533	19,653 -105	8,757 307	4,069 246	4,688 61
2023-24	46,676 -24	37,946 3	18,237 -53	19,709 56	8,730 -27	4,102 33	4,628 -60
2024-25	47,980 1,304	39,257 1,311	18,861 624	20,396 687	8,723 -7	4,081 -21	4,642 14
Average	45,979	37,788	18,689	19,098	8,191	3,860	4,331

University of Houston Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 37,788 where 39,257 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 since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	34,830	24,912	12,465	12,447	9,918	5,301	4,617
2016-17	35,995	25,818	12,939	12,879	10,177	5,470	4,707
2017-18	37,215	27,159	13,538	13,621	10,056	5,217	4,839
2018-19	38,348	28,029	13,908	14,121	10,319	5,299	5,020
2019-20	38,597	28,368	13,882	14,486	10,229	5,355	4,874
2020-21	39,165	28,966	13,968	14,998	10,199	5,340	4,859
2021-22	38,581	27,648	13,109	14,539	10,933	5,714	5,219
2022-23	37,943	27,320	12,716	14,604	10,623	5,574	5,049
2023-24	37,946	27,798	12,964	14,834	10,148	5,273	4,875
2024-25	39,257	29,680	13,706	15,974	9,577	5,155	4,422
Average	37,788	37,788	13,320	14,250	37,788	5,370	4,848

University of Houston Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 8,191 where 8,723 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 since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,874	5,869	2,876	2,993	2,005	1,053	952
2016-17	7,779	5,775	2,806	2,969	2,004	1,036	968
2017-18	8,149	5,964	2,929	3,035	2,185	1,072	1,113
2018-19	7,976	5,579	2,605	2,974	2,397	1,146	1,251
2019-20	7,551	5,310	2,409	2,901	2,241	1,037	1,204
2020-21	7,925	5,388	2,461	2,927	2,537	1,095	1,442
2021-22	8,450	5,720	2,640	3,080	2,730	1,183	1,547
2022-23	8,757	6,085	2,871	3,214	2,672	1,198	1,474
2023-24	8,730	6,052	2,911	3,141	2,678	1,191	1,487
2024-25	8,723	6,209	2,946	3,263	2,514	1,135	1,379
Average	8,191	8,191	2,745	3,050	8,191	1,115	1,282

University of Houston Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 17.82% and the percentage of black students is 11.86% at University of Houston. 21.24% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 34.05% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 27.61% to 17.82%. Asian enrollment grew from 20.41% to 21.24%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.00% to 11.86%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 27.50% to 34.05%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7923 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7956 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 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	69	8,718	4,271	11,743	84	11,791	1,286
2016-17	61	8,995	4,241	12,760	81	11,730	1,319
2017-18	71	9,340	4,401	13,873	75	11,629	1,348
2018-19	69	9,612	4,511	14,725	54	11,417	1,400
2019-20	67	9,742	4,562	14,963	36	10,924	1,366
2020-21	59	10,129	4,811	15,639	26	10,831	1,410
2021-22	58	10,348	5,034	15,654	29	10,182	1,407
2022-23	62	10,271	5,080	15,524	37	9,351	1,338
2023-24	54	10,171	5,204	15,666	41	8,783	1,349
2024-25	42	10,190	5,690	16,337	33	8,551	1,405
Average	61	9,752	4,781	14,688	50	10,519	1,363

University of Houston Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,933 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 402.37% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Houston from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	42,704	1,181	11,780	29,743
2016-17	43,774	1,281	13,386	29,107
2017-18	45,364	1,539	15,019	28,806
2018-19	46,324	1,646	16,613	28,065
2019-20	46,148	1,666	18,170	26,312
2020-21	47,090	39,797	5,400	1,893
2021-22	47,031	6,224	26,121	14,686
2022-23	46,700	5,579	27,243	13,878
2023-24	46,676	5,330	26,252	15,094
2024-25	47,980	5,933	26,962	15,085
Average	45,979	7,018	18,695	20,267

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Enrollment Trends at Houston

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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