University of Houston-Downtown Student Population

How many students at UH Downtown?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Houston-Downtown has a total enrollment of 13,730 students, including 12,622 undergraduate and 1,108 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,200 male students (37.9%) and 8,530 female students (62.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,880 Hispanic students (57.4%) and 2,526 Black students (18.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 12,622 undergraduate students (91.9%) and 1,108 graduate students (8.1%).
• Class Delivery: 4,905 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,455 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - UH Downtown's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,200 male (37.87%) and 8,530 female (62.13%) students are attending University of Houston-Downtown. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.96.

By class level, 12,622 (91.93%) are undergraduate students and 1,108 (8.07%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.81% are male and 62.19% are female, while among graduate students, 38.54% are male and 61.46% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,415 White, 2,526 Black, and 1,143 Asian students out of a total of 13,730 are attending at University of Houston-Downtown. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Houston-Downtown is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UH Downtown has 37 students under 18 years old and 32 students over 65 years old. There are 7,540 students under 25 years old, and 6,190 students over 25 years old out of 13,730 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 37 students are younger than 18 and 22 students are older than 65. UH Downtown has 7,426 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 5,196 students aged 25 and over.

It has 114 graduate students aged under 25 and 994 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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-Downtown, 4,905 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,455 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,860 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 45 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,622 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,156 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 17.08%.939 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,217 students transferred in as part-time status.