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Schools Similar to University of Houston
Compare alternatives to UH
The comparison groups for University of Houston cover higher reported admission rates, similar admissions profiles, higher reported earnings at similar cost, lower reported cost with similar earnings and options in the same state or region. Choose the question that matters to you, then compare the schools within that group.
Each decision angle has its own candidate list and ordering. A school may appear in more than one group, and a first-place match in one group should not be ranked against a first-place match in another.
Related institutional profiles are a separate comparison. Use the source notes to check the measures and reporting periods behind each list.
- Similar admissions profiles · 2 matches
- Higher admission rates · 5 matches
- Nearby alternatives · 5 matches
- Higher earnings at similar cost · 2 matches
- Lower cost with similar earnings · 4 matches
- Similar overall profiles · 10 matches
Similar admissions profiles
This group compares colleges with admission rates within 10 percentage points of University of Houston’s. Where comparable test-score data are available, the matching rules also limit the score difference.
Those reported school-level profiles are not application cutoffs or evidence that the same applicant would receive the same decision.
| School | UH · admission rate | Admission rate | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 73.9% | 76.6% | $73,280 4 years after completion |
| University of Evansville | 73.9% | 77.6% | $59,762 4 years after completion |
Higher admission rates
This group looks for colleges with a reported admission rate at least 10 percentage points above University of Houston’s and four-year earnings within 15% of University of Houston’s figure. It offers another starting point for an application list; a higher school-wide admission rate does not establish your chance of admission.
| School | UH · admission rate | Admission rate | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar University | 73.9% | 86.4% | $66,816 4 years after completion |
| University of Houston-Downtown | 73.9% | 90.0% | $60,550 4 years after completion |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | 73.9% | 90.5% | $59,865 4 years after completion |
| Oklahoma Christian University | 73.9% | 96.5% | $67,575 4 years after completion |
| University of Arizona | 73.9% | 86.1% | $67,420 4 years after completion |
Nearby alternatives
This group looks within University of Houston’s state or the region defined by the matching source, with four-year earnings within 20% of University of Houston’s. The ordering gives local candidates priority when available.
Sharing a state or region does not establish a particular commute, housing arrangement or available program.
| School | State | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar University | TX | $66,816 4 years after completion |
| University of Houston-Downtown | TX | $60,550 4 years after completion |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | TX | $59,865 4 years after completion |
| Texas Tech University | TX | $66,144 4 years after completion |
| Baylor University | TX | $69,608 4 years after completion |
Higher earnings at similar cost
This group looks for colleges with four-year median earnings at least 10% above University of Houston’s, while the reported net price is within 10% or $2,000 of University of Houston’s. Admission rates must also be within 10 percentage points.
These are comparisons of reported school-level measures, not a forecast that changing schools would raise your earnings.
| School | UH · earnings | Earnings | Average annual net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University | $68,091 4 years after completion | $77,018 4 years after completion | $15,564 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | $68,091 4 years after completion | $79,176 4 years after completion | $13,951 |
Lower cost with similar earnings
This group looks for a reported net price at least 15% below University of Houston’s, with four-year earnings within 15% of University of Houston’s figure. It can help identify schools worth comparing on cost, but the school-wide net price is not an aid offer or a matched price for your income band.
| School | UH · average annual net price | Average annual net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar University | $14,276 | $9,366 | $66,816 4 years after completion |
| University of Houston-Downtown | $14,276 | $10,542 | $60,550 4 years after completion |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | $14,276 | $3,103 | $62,833 4 years after completion |
| California State University-Los Angeles | $14,276 | $3,967 | $59,756 4 years after completion |
Similar overall profiles
Related-profile colleges come from a separate comparison. The source requires the same institution type, a bounded enrollment range and a nearby composite score, then orders the matches using composite score, four-year earnings, enrollment and region.
Program-mix flags describe the returned comparison; they are not additional terms in this list’s ordering formula.
| School | State | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona | AZ | $67,420 4 years after completion |
| Texas Tech University | TX | $66,144 4 years after completion |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | $66,893 4 years after completion |
| Texas State University | TX | $58,786 4 years after completion |
| The University of Texas at Austin | TX | $79,115 4 years after completion |
| University of North Texas | TX | $58,743 4 years after completion |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | TX | $79,176 4 years after completion |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | TX | $60,333 4 years after completion |
| University of Arkansas | AR | $68,890 4 years after completion |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | NV | $62,637 4 years after completion |
Matching methods and sources
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
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