University of Houston-Downtown Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
12,555 students
Larger than 92% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 61.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Houston-Downtown, the largest reported group is Hispanic (59.4%), followed by Black (17.2%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Asian | 8.2% | 21.6% |
| Black | 17.2% | 8.7% |
| Hispanic | 59.4% | 12.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 9.9% | 47% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Non-resident | 1.8% | 6% |
| Unknown | 1% | 1.1% |
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Did you know? University of Houston-Downtown
- 90%University of Houston-Downtown admitted 5,831 of 6,148 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 19.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,137 of 5,831.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $9,828average net price after grants for aided students, against $17,428 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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