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Acceptance Rate 73.92%
Yield 26.52%
SAT Score 1,250
ACT Score 26
Applicants 31,716

Houston Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 73.92% at University of Houston. Total 31,716 students applied and 23,446 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,250 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.uh.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationuh.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/index
Acceptance Rate73.92%
Average Test Scores1,250 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 73.92%. A total of 31,716 students (13,836 men and 17,880 women) have applied to and 23,446 (9,914 men and 13,532 women) students admitted to University of Houston.
Among them, 2,747 male and 3,471 female students have enrolled into Houston and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 26.52%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Houston
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants31,71613,83617,88000
Admitted23,4469,91413,53200
Enrolled6,2182,7473,47100
Acceptance Rate 73.92% 71.65% 75.68% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 26.52% 27.71% 25.65% - -
[Chart] University of Houston Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Houston, 2,833 applicants (46% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 389 applicants (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,250 at Houston. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,340 and 25th percentile score is 1,160.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 23.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Houston. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Houston with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Houston
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total116012501340
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing590630670
Math570620670
ACT Composite232629
Math212427
English222530
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Houston, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Houston
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Houston

The calendar system at University of Houston is Semester. University of Houston accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Houston accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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