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University of Houston
Houston publishes 76% (Fall 2025). International applicants got in at 85%; out-of-state at 62%.
Acceptance rate
74%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
1160–1340
Section 25th–75th, summed
ACT middle 50%
23–29
Avg. HS GPA
3.46
Fall 2025 enrolled first-time first-year students (CDS 2025-26)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published
Acceptance rate
What Houston's 76% is made of
The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Houston reports itself.
Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.
Testing
Test scores at Houston
- SAT middle 50%
- 1160–1340sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–29
- Average HS GPA
- 3.46Fall 2025 enrolled first-time first-year students (CDS 2025-26) · Source
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 38,380
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $22,547
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.uh.edu
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Sources
- Houston GPA (Fall 2025 enrolled first-time first-year students (CDS 2025-26))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
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