University of Houston-Clear Lake

Houston, TX 77058-1002

Overview

Admission

University of Houston-Clear Lake is somewhat selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 1,057 applications and 684 students were granted admission. University of Houston-Clear Lake is at the #63 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.

Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 30% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 85% submitted SAT scores.

Tuition & Fees

University of Houston-Clear Lake charges different tuition rate depending on students residency. In 2016-2017 academic year, students from out of state paid $17,040 and in-state students paid $4,992.

Follow the link below to learn more about additional cost components such as books and supplies, room and board and other expenses.

Financial Aid

In 2016-2017 academic year, 66% of University of Houston-Clear Lake's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 28% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,527 (which is 2.1% above the national average.)

The total number of federal student loan recipients at University of Houston-Clear Lake in 2016-2017, was 68, which is 30% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $4,333 (which is 18.3% below the national average.)

Student Body

In Fall 2016, University of Houston-Clear Lake has enrolled a total of 8,669 students (4,391 students full-time and 4,278 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 8,669 students, 1,103 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 39% men and 61% women and 5,570 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 3,099 for graduates studies.

The institution also enrolled 732 students for distance studies.

Majors

Listed below are the 10 largest majors offered at University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Earnings After College

The typical median income of University of Houston-Clear Lake graduates 6 years after enrollment is $37,400. Last year, out of the total 599 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 539 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 618 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 519 were employed.