COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 225511PUBLIC

HOUSTON, TX

University of Houston

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$14,276Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate64.7%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$68,091working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$18,194completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$68,091
Median earnings 5 years after completion$63,161

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$10,929
$30,001–48,000$10,220
$48,001–75,000$12,528
$75,001–110,000$19,197
$110,001+$23,811

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion64.7%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention86.7%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients41.6%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share31.7%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid29.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort6,387federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates38,380IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate73.9%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$18,194

7,896 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

33 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$107,399 earnings · $25,692 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 224 working graduates$98,790 earnings · $18,751 debt →Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree · 171 working graduates$97,201 earnings · $22,629 debt →Petroleum EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 200 working graduates$94,651 earnings · $23,366 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 194 working graduates$93,275 earnings · $20,000 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 289 working graduates$91,983 earnings · $16,750 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$91,276 earnings · $26,283 debt →Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$84,692 earnings · $27,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 321 working graduates$84,668 earnings · $14,874 debt →Computer Systems AnalysisBachelor's Degree · 184 working graduates$82,416 earnings · $24,990 debt →Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$78,396 earnings · $21,919 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 136 working graduates$78,204 earnings · $19,500 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 314 working graduates$78,009 earnings · $17,875 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 403 working graduates$73,125 earnings · $18,125 debt →General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree · 199 working graduates$72,199 earnings · $24,250 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$69,010 earnings · $22,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 263 working graduates$68,139 earnings · $17,370 debt →MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$62,833 earnings · $20,100 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 152 working graduates$61,533 earnings · $19,500 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 156 working graduates$60,180 earnings · $23,800 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 291 working graduates$58,705 earnings · $21,500 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 154 working graduates$57,716 earnings · $17,750 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$54,871 earnings · $22,450 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 159 working graduates$54,471 earnings · $21,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 321 working graduates$53,483 earnings · $22,298 debt →Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business ServicesBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$53,410 earnings · $23,344 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 250 working graduates$53,344 earnings · $21,423 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$53,195 earnings · $21,500 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 484 working graduates$52,892 earnings · $20,500 debt →Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$51,596 earnings · $23,959 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$49,884 earnings · $20,375 debt →Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 126 working graduates$49,724 earnings · $19,700 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$45,446 earnings · $21,845 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.