by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Houston - Clear Lake was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is industrial & organizational psychology.
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College Factual ranked UH Clear Lake as #1,718 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
UH Clear Lake is also ranked #87 out of 115 schools in Texas.
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If you're applying to University of Houston - Clear Lake you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 69%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 31% of students accepted to UH Clear Lake submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 583. Math scores were between 500 and 590.
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The student to faculty ratio at University of Houston - Clear Lake is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Houston - Clear Lake is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Houston - Clear Lake is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UH Clear Lake this rate is 31%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,582 undergraduates at UH Clear Lake with 3,441 being full-time and 3,141 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,657 | $15,070 | $18,102 | $19,588 | $25,501 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UH Clear Lake, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UH Clear Lake, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $5,035 a year. That adds up to $20,140 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UH Clear Lake are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2700 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058-1002 |
| Phone: | 281-283-7600 |
| Website: | www.uhcl.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 281 | $43,122 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 238 | $56,645 |
| General Psychology | 154 | $36,103 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 139 | $47,402 |
| Accounting | 130 | $49,029 |
| General Biology | 128 | $35,591 |
| Computer Engineering | 85 | $63,751 |
| Computer Science | 72 | $65,857 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 67 | $43,416 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 64 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 4,269 students took at least one online class at University of Houston - Clear Lake. This is a decrease from the 4,525 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,269 | 1,403 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,525 | 1,668 |
| 2020-2021 | 8,510 | 5,241 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,435 | 1,170 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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