University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Statistics

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# 411 of 14,131 In the World
# 154 of 2,597 In North America
# 133 of 2,496 In the United States
# 10 of 119 In Texas
# 5 of 16 In Houston, TX
# 5 of 1,706 For Toxicology
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

76%

Enrollment

2,986

Average SAT

1,460

Average ACT

33

Undergraduates

465

Graduates

4,473

Male:Female Ratio

30:70

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate76%
Academic CalendarSemesters
Enrollment2,986

We've calculated the 76% acceptance rate for University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

â–  White 28%
â–  Nonresident Alien 14%
â–  Asian 22%
â–  Hispanic 18%
â–  Black or African American 11%
â–  Two or more races 3%
â–  Unknown 4%

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Degree Level Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree 1,749 CR
Bachelor Program 1,950 CR
Master Program 2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral 2,850 CR
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston majors

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has granted 297 bachelor's degrees across 2 programs, 681 master's across 19 programs, and 698 doctorate degrees across 23 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Public Health, General - 143 143
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 276 - -
Medicine - - 226
Epidemiology - 123 26
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing - 107 30
Dentistry - - 102
Medical Informatics - 80 11
Public Health Education and Promotion - 53 3
Health & Health Care Administration & Management - 55 -
Nursing Practice - - 44
Biostatistics - 9 13
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 21 1 -
Biomedical Sciences, General - 20 -
Community Health Services & Liaison & Counseling - 18 2
Nurse Anesthetist - - 20
Nursing Administration - 20 -
Environmental Health - 11 5
Oncology and Cancer Biology - - 16
Genetic Counseling & Counselor - 10 -
Neuroscience - - 10
Behavioral Sciences - - 8
Pediatric Dentistry & Pedodontics - 8 -
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering - 2 5
Computational Biology - - 7
Genetics, General - - 7
Orthodontics & Orthodontology - 7 -
Endodontics & Endodontology - 5 -
Immunology - - 5
Microbiology, General - - 5
Prosthodontics & Prosthodontology - 5 -
Periodontics & Periodontology - 4 -
Public Policy Analysis, General - - 4
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology - - 3
Nursing Science - - 3
Grand Total 297 681 698

Publications & Citations

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a world-class research university with 134,238 scientific papers published and 2,903,660 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Physics, Pathology, Psychology, Biochemistry, and Computer Science.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
78,455 / 2,422,156
Biology
65,288 / 2,455,048
Chemistry
56,402 / 1,680,278
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
45,133 / 1,004,174
Genetics
39,114 / 1,784,201
Physics
36,882 / 564,383
Pathology
36,234 / 1,281,347
Psychology
31,145 / 1,128,348
Biochemistry
31,078 / 1,543,404
Computer Science
30,147 / 1,195,607
Organic chemistry
29,034 / 403,142
Philosophy
26,142 / 306,281
Engineering
25,274 / 650,860
Surgery
25,170 / 787,447
Quantum and Particle physics
24,952 / 187,995
Psychiatry
23,182 / 851,584
Linguistics
22,208 / 195,426
Nuclear Physics
20,275 / 27,944
Radiology
19,772 / 498,977
Environmental Science
18,850 / 516,485
Immunology
16,002 / 640,425
Mathematics
14,183 / 574,814
Sociology
13,985 / 580,997
Statistics
13,484 / 551,067
Neuroscience
13,165 / 485,971
Oncology
12,324 / 433,701
Political Science
12,214 / 369,583
Law
11,820 / 361,733
Public Health
11,639 / 518,331
Geology
11,229 / 309,513
Demography
9,899 / 470,890
Optics
9,631 / 174,791
Cardiology
8,668 / 298,190
Nursing
8,374 / 246,994
Anatomy and Physiology
7,825 / 253,214
Bioinformatics / Computational biology
7,601 / 401,460
Materials Science
7,311 / 193,972
Geography and Cartography
7,067 / 180,334
Paleontology
7,021 / 277,106
Pharmacology
6,775 / 214,531

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

8 Notable alumni

Leigh Ann Ganzar

1. Leigh Ann Ganzar

1989-. (aged 37)
sport cyclist athletics competitor
Leigh Ann Ganzar is an American former professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Rally Cycling.
Mark A. Ediger

2. Mark A. Ediger

physician
Mark A. Ediger is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who was the twenty-second Surgeon General of the United States Air Force. Prior to that he served as the Deputy Surgeon General.
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Kirstin Matthews

3. Kirstin Matthews

1996-2003 (aged 7)
researcher biochemist molecular biologist
Kirstin Matthews is a Fellow in Science and Technology Policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. Matthews received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Texas Health Science Center. Matthews has published multiple policy recommendations pertaining to stem cell research, climate...
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Rochelle Mercedes Garza

4. Rochelle Mercedes Garza

1984-. (aged 42)
lawyer legal scholar politician
Rochelle Mercedes Garza is an American attorney from Brownsville, Texas, who currently serves as one of the five Commissioners on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She is a civil rights attorney who practices family law, criminal defense, Immigration law, constitutional law and is the president of the Texas Civil Rights Project. In 2017 a federal notice was named...
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names The UT Health Science Center at HoustonUTHealthUTHSC-H
Founded 1972
Motto Disciplina Praesidium CivitatisEducation, the Guardian of Society
Colors burnt orange, gray
Academic calendar Semesters
Total staff 12,565
Classification Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institutions
Address 7000 Fannin Houston, Texas, 77030 United States
City Population 2,305,000
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