Side-by-Side Comparison of University of Houston

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	University of Alabama at Birmingham	The University of Alabama	California State University-San Bernardino	California State University-Fullerton	San Diego State University	University of Houston
Overview
Location	Birmingham, Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	San Bernardino, California	Fullerton, California	San Diego, California	Houston, Texas
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Small	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	89.0%	78.0%	87.0%	90.0%	85.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	88.5%	78.9%	91.0%	59.4%	37.9%	65.5%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $65	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	1173 - 1388	1070 - 1370	N/A	N/A	N/A	1140 - 1330
ACT range	23 - 30	21 - 31	N/A	N/A	N/A	23 - 28
Students submitting SAT score	7.0%	17.0%				51.0%
Students submitting ACT score	65.0%	63.0%				12.0%
Total number of applicants	11,906	42,421	13,057	45,140	67,660	29,721
Total number of admissions given out	10,541	33,472	11,878	26,827	25,646	19,474
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,415	7,593	2,001	4,219	5,269	5,437
Yield rate	22.9%	22.7%	16.8%	15.7%	20.5%	27.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $27,630 Out of state: $39,462	In state: $31,024 Out of state: $50,494	In state: $28,409 Out of state: $40,289	In state: $30,282 Out of state: $42,162	In state: $28,256 Out of state: $40,136	In state: $25,516 Out of state: $37,708
Average net price	$16,990	$21,263	$3,254	$4,939	$6,867	$14,339
Tuition	In state: $8,568 Out of state: $20,400	In state: $10,780 Out of state: $30,250	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $8,685 Out of state: $20,877
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,767 Meal plan: $4,540	Room/dormitory: $5,900 Meal plan: $4,234	Room/dormitory: $7,644 Meal plan: $3,000	Room/dormitory: $12,918 Meal plan: $4,374	Room/dormitory: $12,824 Meal plan: $6,344	Room/dormitory: $5,542 Meal plan: $4,420
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	93.0% Average amount $10,940	76.0% Average amount $16,363	87.0% Average amount $10,157	74.0% Average amount $9,215	47.0% Average amount $9,026	79.0% Average amount $10,409
Students receiving federal student loan	46.0% Average amount $5,208	37.0% Average amount $5,221	12.0% Average amount $4,553	17.0% Average amount $4,700	18.0% Average amount $5,015	28.0% Average amount $4,941
Students taking out private loans	5.0% Average amount $14,247	9.0% Average amount $23,617	1.0% Average amount $8,949	1.0% Average amount $11,380	2.0% Average amount $21,638	3.0% Average amount $13,286
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	13,547 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	31,685 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%	16,858 Men 37.6% Women 62.4%	35,600 Men 41.2% Women 58.8%	31,321 Men 43.1% Women 56.9%	38,581 Men 48.8% Women 51.2%
Graduate students	8,742 Men 34.1% Women 65.9%	6,631 Men 36.9% Women 63.1%	2,656 Men 32.9% Women 67.1%	5,138 Men 36.8% Women 63.2%	5,163 Men 35.9% Women 64.1%	8,450 Men 45.2% Women 54.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	16.8%	62.2%	0.6%	0.9%	24.2%	N/A
International students	5.0%	3.0%	5.4%	4.9%	5.5%	7.7%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Small	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	3,480	9,385	1,482	2,045	6,514	8,397
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Alabama Georgia Tennessee Louisiana Florida	Alabama Georgia Illinois Texas Tennessee	California Arizona Hawaii Minnesota	California Texas Hawaii Illinois Arizona	California Washington Colorado Texas New Jersey	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Engineering	Health Professions Business Engineering Family and Consumer Sciences Education	Public Administration and Social Service Liberal Arts Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Education	Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Education Engineering Business	Health Professions Engineering Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Business	Business Engineering Psychology Health Professions Computer and Information Science
Students to faculty ratio	19:1	19:1	25:1	25:1	26:1	21:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	62.4%	72.2%	57.0%	71.5%	76.2%	62.0%
Dropout rate	16.5%	7.7%	36.1%	21.3%	20.5%	25.3%
Transferred out	17.9%	18.8%	1.2%	1.8%	1.4%	8.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $158,993 Year 2: $169,894 Year 3: $175,573 Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $100,128 Year 2: $111,769 Year 3: $139,245 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $117,171 Year 2: $130,034 Year 3: $128,873 Systems Science and Theory (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,948 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $123,089 Optometry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $91,176 Year 2: $96,457 Year 3: $107,084 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $98,582 Year 2: $99,737 Year 3: $105,689 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,298 Year 2: $89,564 Year 3: $99,770 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,552 Year 2: $95,215 Year 3: $98,530 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,497 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $94,486 Engineering, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $85,743 Year 2: $88,820 Year 3: $90,200	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $104,741 Year 2: $119,061 Year 3: $121,674 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $84,175 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $101,082 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,913 Year 2: $80,004 Year 3: $96,574 Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $80,715 Year 2: $91,744 Year 3: $89,742 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,858 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $83,044 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,725 Year 2: $75,832 Year 3: $82,831 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $75,975 Year 2: $75,921 Year 3: $82,382 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $93,535 Year 2: $90,412 Year 3: $81,427 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,760 Year 2: $65,281 Year 3: $76,647 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $62,913 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $76,479	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $79,025 Year 2: $88,739 Year 3: $91,007 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,100 Year 2: $86,356 Year 3: $89,781 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,052 Year 2: $72,214 Year 3: $79,205 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,968 Year 2: $65,066 Year 3: $71,975 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,962 Year 2: $64,358 Year 3: $68,388 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,267 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $66,764 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,496 Year 2: $52,524 Year 3: $66,429 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,356 Year 2: $56,867 Year 3: $64,336 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,681 Year 2: $58,503 Year 3: $63,478 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,337 Year 2: $46,966 Year 3: $58,366	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $145,938 Year 2: $157,680 Year 3: $165,916 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $138,162 Year 2: $114,595 Year 3: $130,592 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $113,642 Year 2: $110,241 Year 3: $114,173 Computer Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $88,293 Year 2: $94,408 Year 3: $97,266 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $86,611 Year 2: $86,042 Year 3: $94,651 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,934 Year 2: $80,779 Year 3: $90,936 Computer Science (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $80,382 Year 2: $78,971 Year 3: $89,837 Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $75,840 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $81,048 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $71,980 Year 2: $76,325 Year 3: $79,512 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,145 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $78,803	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $84,200 Year 2: $68,499 Year 3: $87,104 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $89,225 Year 2: $87,377 Year 3: $85,451 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,870 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $80,004 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,965 Year 2: $65,089 Year 3: $79,350 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,385 Year 2: $69,757 Year 3: $78,880 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,997 Year 2: $66,318 Year 3: $76,755 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $74,008 Year 2: $71,575 Year 3: $75,680 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $71,000 Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $75,014 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,495 Year 2: $62,317 Year 3: $73,021 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,099 Year 2: $67,995 Year 3: $72,884	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $110,469 Year 2: $120,138 Year 3: $121,476 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $98,237 Year 2: $92,563 Year 3: $101,684 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $83,905 Year 2: $92,809 Year 3: $101,554 Optometry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $91,785 Year 2: $95,549 Year 3: $99,780 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,557 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $90,735 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $99,747 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $89,796 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $70,167 Year 2: $74,200 Year 3: $87,533 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $75,967 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $85,834 Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,141 Year 2: $67,380 Year 3: $83,990 Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,713 Year 2: $73,530 Year 3: $79,151

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