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University of Houston

The student guide to Houston, Texas: where to eat, live and get help, what a year really costs, and the free stuff most students miss.

UH at a glance

38,380
undergrads
74%
of applicants admitted
87%
come back for year 2
65%
graduate
22 : 1
students per teacher
$68,423
typical pay 10 years in

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard.

What a year really costs

After grants and scholarships, by family income. Average: $11,439.

Under $30k $8,468
$30k–$48k $8,553
$48k–$75k $8,529
$75k–$110k $13,799
Over $110k $21,065
Tuition, in state
$9,717
Tuition, out of state
$22,427
Typical debt at graduation
$17,250
47% of students get a Pell Grant

Free stuff most students miss

Academics & admin

LAUNCH Tutoring Center

Free peer tutoring for undergraduate courses including math, science, engineering, and business through the Undergraduate Student Success Center.

Getting around

Cougar Ride After-Hours Shuttle

Free after-hours shuttle service for the UH community operating nightly from 9 PM to 3 AM. Request rides through the UH Go app.

Health & safety

Counseling & Psychological Services

Free confidential counseling, therapy, and crisis support for UH students. 24/7 crisis line available at 713-743-5454.

Places

Blaffer Art Museum

Free contemporary art museum founded in 1973 featuring rotating exhibitions, public programs, and artist talks open to all.

Eat

Dining halls, quick bites and coffee on campus.

20 places
Cougar Woods Dining Commons
Cougar Woods Dining Commons Open now
Dining hall

All-you-care-to-eat dining commons open 24/7 serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with rotating menus and diverse food stations.

4277 Wheeler Ave
Moody Towers Dining Commons
Moody Towers Dining Commons
Dining hall

All-you-care-to-eat residential dining hall in Moody Towers serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a variety of stations.

4401 Cougar Village Dr
Fast food
Chick-fil-A
Fast food

Popular chicken restaurant located on the second floor of Student Center South serving sandwiches, nuggets, and waffle fries.

4455 University Dr
Chick-fil-A Express
Chick-fil-A Express
Fast food

Quick-service chicken sandwiches, nuggets, and salads in the Student Center

4455 University Dr
Starbucks
Starbucks
Cafe

Coffee, espresso, teas, smoothies, and pastries in the Student Center

4455 University Dr
Fast food
McDonald's
Fast food

McDonald's location on the second floor of Student Center South serving burgers, fries, breakfast items, and more.

4455 University Dr

Where to live

Residence halls, apartments and help finding a place.

9 places

Get around

Shuttles, parking and accessible rides.

6 ways

Majors that pay most at UH

Typical pay 4 years after graduating. Top 6 of 58 bachelor's majors with published pay.

Chemical Engineering $110,184
Electrical Engineering $107,399
Computer Engineering $107,283
Computer Science $98,790
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician $97,201
Industrial Engineering $94,814

Source: College Scorecard, field-of-study data.

Your UH checklist

5 things worth doing early

When you need help

5 things UH freshmen figure out too late

Watch the video
  1. 1 A visible phone in an exam is cheating

    The Academic Honesty Policy lists "Being able to view during an examination, quiz or any in-class assignment an electronic device that allows communication with another person, access to unauthorized material, access to the internet, or the ability to capture an image, unless expressly permitted by the instructor". You do not have to use it.

  2. 2 No prereq? Staying in is cheating

    "Students who enroll in a course for which they are not eligible and remain in the course knowingly misrepresent their academic records or achievements as they pertain to course prerequisites or corequisites and are in violation of the university’s Academic Honesty Policy."

  3. 3 UH can graduate you without asking

    "The University reserves the right to initiate a graduation application for any student who has fulfilled all requirements for a declared degree or who is enrolled in courses which will complete all degree requirements." And "Once a graduation application has been submitted, it may not be withdrawn".

  4. 4 Latin honors count your last 54 hours

    Honors go to students who "complete at least fifty-four (54) hours at UH and achieve the following grade point averages earned in the last fifty-four (54) hours (all of which must be A, B, C,… letter grade courses) completed at the University of Houston."

  5. 5 Record the lecture — Gus makes the notes, flashcards and quiz

    Gus is an AI college companion built around your actual classes. Record a lecture and it writes the notes, pulls out the key topics, builds a flashcard deck, and makes a practice quiz from what was actually said. The flashcards come back on a spaced-review schedule, so the thing you missed shows up again right before you would have forgotten it. It is free to try.

One more thing

Got an Incomplete? Do not re-enroll

"Even when the conditions for fulfilling the course requirements include participation in all or part of the same course in another term, the student must not re enroll for the course." Finish it with your instructor.

UH Undergraduate Catalog — grades

An honesty note stays until you ask

If an academic honesty sanction puts a notation on your transcript, "It is the student’s responsibility to initiate any petition to remove the notation from the transcript."

UH Undergraduate Catalog — academic honesty

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