University of Houston-Clear Lake

Houston, Texas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $11,852. 45% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $61,521 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $17,928.

Average net price
$11,852
per year Verified data
Completion rate
45%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$61,521
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$17,928
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$7,770
Out-of-state tuition and fees$21,114
Average cost of attendance$24,931
Books and supplies$720
Room and board, on campus$12,642
Average net price, all aided students$11,852
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$9,544
Average net price, family income over $110,000$18,171

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
91%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
970 to 1150
ACT composite range, middle 50%
20 to 25
Undergraduate enrollment
6,078
Graduate enrollment
1,998
Students receiving Pell grants
48%
Student to faculty ratio
15 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time45%
Completion within normal time24%
First-year retention (full-time)74%
Median federal debt, graduates$17,928
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$204
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$17,500
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry75%
1 year after completion$51,138
4 years after completion$59,865
6 years after entry$54,766
8 years after entry$58,021
10 years after entry$61,521
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $61,521; the middle half earned $44,540 to $82,083. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at University of Houston-Clear Lake

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

86 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (40)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
87$55,724$20,034
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · Some credentials fully online
22$42,948$25,000
Behavioral Sciences
CIP 30.17 · No credentials fully online
46$38,067$16,832
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
99$38,936$15,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
83$50,931$16,000
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · Some credentials fully online
90$52,518$21,000
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
32$42,864$17,213
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
35$75,629$22,617
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
40$64,221$26,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
42$56,008$23,344
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · Some credentials fully online
44$42,194$24,619
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
34Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
16$53,349$15,000
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · Some credentials fully online
40$56,686$19,619
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
51$30,908$15,000
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
57$44,592$20,109
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
32$50,470$24,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online
19$41,711$19,285
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
16$45,563Suppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12
$57,374Suppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
51$44,773$13,896
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
19$60,510$20,500
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
29$81,277$17,691
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
259$56,657$21,500
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
23$43,979Suppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
137$36,375$18,750
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · Some credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
60$36,640$19,974
Master's degree (43)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
16$76,577Suppressed for privacy
Behavioral Sciences
CIP 30.17 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
14$38,096Suppressed for privacy
Biotechnology
CIP 26.12 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
88$81,029Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
51$66,155Suppressed for privacy
Communications Technologies/Technicians
CIP 10.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · Some credentials fully online
49$88,611Suppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
43Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
31$67,144Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · Some credentials fully online
9$65,619Suppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · Some credentials fully online
25$120,986Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · Some credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
65$67,932Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
28$68,052Suppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
47Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
CIP 30.23 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Library Science and Administration
CIP 25.01 · All credentials fully online
18$64,693Suppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
49$46,342Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
16$57,915Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
26$92,177Suppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 225414, OPEID 011711. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.