Enrollment Trends at UHCL

-769

Total Enrollment

-376

Men

-393

Women

The student population at University of Houston-Clear Lake is 8,137 (6,139 undergraduate and 1,998 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 769 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UHCL is 75.45% which is increased by 712 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,481 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.62 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,461 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 89.00% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,740 where 8,137 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

75.45% of total students is undergraduate students and 24.55% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 712 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,481 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.62 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UHCL than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168,9065,4271,8753,5523,4791,6071,872
2016-178,669
-237
5,570
143
1,988
113
3,582
30
3,099
-380
1,362
-245
1,737
-135
2017-188,542
-127
5,798
228
2,076
88
3,722
140
2,744
-355
1,100
-262
1,644
-93
2018-198,961
419
6,212
414
2,339
263
3,873
151
2,749
5
1,014
-86
1,735
91
2019-209,082
121
6,439
227
2,469
130
3,970
97
2,643
-106
969
-45
1,674
-61
2020-219,053
-29
6,582
143
2,420
-49
4,162
192
2,471
-172
878
-91
1,593
-81
2021-229,279
226
6,764
182
2,421
1
4,343
181
2,515
44
899
21
1,616
23
2022-238,562
-717
6,352
-412
2,351
-70
4,001
-342
2,210
-305
795
-104
1,415
-201
2023-248,211
-351
6,108
-244
2,339
-12
3,769
-232
2,103
-107
779
-16
1,324
-91
2024-258,137
-74
6,139
31
2,383
44
3,756
-13
1,998
-105
723
-56
1,275
-49
Average8,7406,1392,2663,8732,6011,0131,589
University of Houston-Clear Lake Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,139 where 6,139 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-Clear Lake since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,4272,6289561,6722,7999191,880
2016-175,5702,6931,0431,6502,8779451,932
2017-185,7982,9461,0811,8652,8529951,857
2018-196,2123,0991,2391,8603,1131,1002,013
2019-206,4393,3581,3232,0353,0811,1461,935
2020-216,5823,4411,2872,1543,1411,1332,008
2021-226,7643,3631,2132,1503,4011,2082,193
2022-236,3523,1981,2211,9773,1541,1302,024
2023-246,1083,2081,2221,9862,9001,1171,783
2024-256,1393,2101,2521,9582,9291,1311,798
Average6,1396,1391,1841,9316,1391,0821,942
University of Houston-Clear Lake Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,601 where 1,998 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-Clear Lake since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,4791,9361,0019351,543606937
2016-173,0991,6988298691,401533868
2017-182,7441,1835086751,561592969
2018-192,7499463575891,8036571,146
2019-202,6438483135351,7956561,139
2020-212,4718292715581,6426071,035
2021-222,5159463495971,5695501,019
2022-232,2109023415611,308454854
2023-242,1038553085471,248471777
2024-251,9987082304781,290493797
Average2,6012,6014516342,601562954
University of Houston-Clear Lake Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 28.29% and the percentage of black students is 8.12% at University of Houston-Clear Lake. 8.11% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 45.00% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 37.09% to 28.29%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.49% to 8.11%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.68% to 8.12%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 27.14% to 45.00%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7033 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7764 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-Clear Lake over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16185787732,417123,303218
2016-17175646882,566103,211207
2017-18186136892,77653,228223
2018-19226858253,13243,398252
2019-20197378113,35863,328276
2020-21107677823,59253,162301
2021-2297247773,89052,927288
2022-23106436653,60952,658263
2023-2496356123,59342,446259
2024-25126606613,66232,302245
Average146617283,26062,996253
University of Houston-Clear Lake Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,461 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 89.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Houston-Clear Lake from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-168,9067732,5095,624
2016-178,6697322,3695,568
2017-188,5427202,4995,323
2018-198,9611,1702,2655,526
2019-209,0821,3042,4775,301
2020-219,0535,2413,269543
2021-229,2791,6682,8574,754
2022-238,5621,4032,8664,293
2023-248,2111,4032,8663,942
2024-258,1371,4612,9333,743
Average8,7401,5882,6914,462

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