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University of Houston - Victoria Data & Information Overview

17 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
53% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is University of Houston - Victoria Ranked?

#1,367 Best Colleges in Nation
#71 Best Colleges in TX
Accounting and Business/Management Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In 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 - Victoria was awarded 17 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting and business/management.

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Overall Quality

UH Victoria landed the #1,367 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UH Victoria held the #1,761 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, UH Victoria is ranked at #71.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UH Victoria?

53% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at University of Houston - Victoria is a competitive 53%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

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University of Houston - Victoria Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
61% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Houston - Victoria, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 - Victoria is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  61 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Houston - Victoria

59% Freshmen Retention
8% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At University of Houston - Victoria this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  59 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UH Victoria is 8%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  8 out of 100
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University of Houston - Victoria Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,831 Full-Time Undergraduates
67.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
63.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,513 undergraduates at UH Victoria with 1,831 being full-time and 1,682 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Houston - Victoria Cost?

$9,262 Net Price
45% Take Out Loans
$19,652 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UH Victoria is $9,262. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UH Victoria

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,903 $7,475 $10,631 $15,235 $17,248

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 Victoria, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 Victoria, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $4,913 a year. That adds up to $19,652 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UH Victoria is 8.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do UH Victoria Graduates Make?

$47,294 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from UH Victoria make about $47,294 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for UH Victoria students since it is 11% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of University of Houston - Victoria

Texas State
1,831 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
University of Houston - Victoria is a public institution situated in Victoria, Texas. Victoria is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for UH Victoria are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3007 N. Ben Wilson, Victoria, TX 77901
Phone: 361-570-4848
Website: www.uhv.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UHVictoria
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uhvictoria

University of Houston - Victoria Majors

33 Majors With Completions
920 Undergraduate Degrees
587 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 33 majors graduated from University of Houston - Victoria. Of these students, 920 received undergraduate degrees and 587 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 165 $41,579
General Business/Commerce 147 $40,858
General Psychology 108 $27,510
Criminal Justice & Corrections 74 $34,999
Accounting 66 $36,880
Business Administration & Management 53 $41,749
Finance & Financial Management 48 NA
Computer Information Systems 36 NA
General English Literature 31 NA
General Biology 28 $22,298

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Houston - Victoria along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UH Victoria

92% Take At Least One Class Online
62% Take All Classes Online

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 2020-2021, 3,867 students took at least one online class at University of Houston - Victoria. This is a decrease from the 4,813 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 3,867 2,598
2019-2020 4,813 4,125
2018-2019 3,753 2,539
2017-2018 3,223 2,031
2016-2017 829 270

Learn more about online learning at University of Houston - Victoria.

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Notes and References

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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