After University of Houston: graduation, pay and debt
Houston, Texas · Public · 38,380 undergrads
65% of University of Houston students finish within six years, the typical student earns $68,423 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $17,250 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$68.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
65%
finish within six years.
45%
finish in four years.
87%
of first-years come back for year two.
$17.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
62%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
45%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
65%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
87%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
60%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
70%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
4,741
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
65%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4,080
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
6.8%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$58,252
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$68,423
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
75%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$17,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,718
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
62%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers