University of Houston Student Population

How many students at Houston?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Houston has a total enrollment of 47,980 students, including 39,257 undergraduate and 8,723 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 22,942 male students (47.8%) and 25,038 female students (52.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 16,337 Hispanic students (34%) and 10,190 Asian students (21.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 39,257 undergraduate students (81.8%) and 8,723 graduate students (18.2%).
• Class Delivery: 5,933 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 26,962 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - Houston'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, 22,942 male (47.82%) and 25,038 female (52.18%) students are attending University of Houston. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 91.63.

By class level, 39,257 (81.82%) are undergraduate students and 8,723 (18.18%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.04% are male and 51.96% are female, while among graduate students, 46.78% are male and 53.22% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,551 White, 5,690 Black, and 10,190 Asian students out of a total of 47,980 are attending at University of Houston. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Houston is quite diverse with a diversity index of 79.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 38,589 students under 25 years old, and 9,391 students over 25 years old out of 47,980 total students.

Houston has 35,078 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 4,179 students aged 25 and over.

It has 3,511 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,212 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, 5,933 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 26,962 students are enrolled in some online courses.

5,678 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 255 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 39,257 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 4,584 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.68%.3,078 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1,506 students transferred in as part-time status.