University of Houston-Clear Lake is a four-year university with more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and three doctoral programs from its four colleges. UHCL's 68,000 alumni are leaders in a variety of fields and include 10 astronauts, more than 400 CEOs and at least one best-selling author. UHCL is a destination for the arts with approximately 34,000 patrons attending exhibits in the Art Gallery and performances in the Bayou Theater in 2017.
Enrollment
Fall 2018
Undergraduate: 6,445 (71.3%) Graduate: 2,595 (28.7%)
Full-time: 4,413
Part-time: 4,627
Total headcount: 9,040
Rankings
U.S. News and World Report 2019
Demographics
Fall 2018
STEM Focus
Centers and Institutes
Cyber Security Institute, Center for Robotics Software and Environmental Institute of Houston
STEM and Classroom Building
121,575-square-foot STEM and Classroom Building opened in fall 2018
Health Sciences and Classroom
Building 69,539-square-foot Health Sciences and Classroom Building opened in spring 2019
Mechanical Engineering Program
This new program for fall 2018 prepares students for careers in many industries. Mechanical engineers are in high demand – especially in the Houston area. In Texas, the mean annual salary for a mechanical engineer is about 22 percent higher than the rest of the nation (U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Centers and Institutes
Centers and Institutes For Students
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Founded in 1974
Over 500,000 volumes in Alfred R. Neumann Library