Student Population by Gender

University of Houston has a total of 46,700 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 37,943 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 8,757 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 22,359 male and 24,341 female students (the male-female ratio is 48:52) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total46,70037,9438,757
Men22,35918,2904,069
Women24,34119,6534,688
University of Houston 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartUniversity of Houston 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartUniversity of Houston 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 9,351 White, 5,080 Black, and 10,271 Asian students out of a total of 46,700 are attending at University of Houston. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
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All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American623329
Asian10,2715,0855,186
Black5,0802,0293,051
Hispanic15,5246,9418,583
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders372116
White9,3514,6814,670
Two or more races1,338617721
Race Unknown650312338
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American422418
Asian9,0904,6344,456
Black4,2061,7432,463
Hispanic14,0126,3687,644
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders301713
White7,0763,6673,409
Two or more races1,189562627
Race Unknown514245269
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American743
Asian696365331
Black526229297
Hispanic1,727756971
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders523
White826433393
Two or more races1566492
Race Unknown452520

Student Age Distribution

There are 36,640 students under 25 years old, and 10,060 students over 25 years old out of 46,700 total students.
U of Houston has 33,326 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 4,617 students aged 25 and over.
It has 3,314 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,443 students aged 25 and over.
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All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 182,4421,4411,001
18-1911,5066,3515,155
20-2112,5676,5685,999
22-2410,1254,9335,192
25-295,7402,7822,958
30-342,0671,0091,058
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40-49939534405
50-64324183141
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 182,4261,433993
18-1911,5006,3475,153
20-2112,0326,2535,779
22-247,3683,4553,913
25-293,0491,3661,683
30-34829405424
35-39352177175
40-49302165137
50-64855233
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181688
18-19642
20-21535315220
22-242,7571,4781,279
25-292,6911,4161,275
30-341,238604634
35-39638363275
40-49637369268
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Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of Houston, 5,579 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 27,243 students are enrolled in some online courses.
5,363 students lived in Texas or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 216 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
University of Houston 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students46,7005,57927,243
Undergraduate37,9434,17524,405
Graduate8,7571,4042,838
Online Student Population by Locality
Texas ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students5,36317145
Undergraduate4,105628
Graduate1,25810937

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 37,943 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 4,434 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.69%.2,800 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,634 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time24,520
Transfer-in Full-time2,800
Regular Part-time8,989
Transfer-in Part-time1,634
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