University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, Texas · Public · 6,078 undergraduates · uhcl.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
92%
of 2,322 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
980 to 1150
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$28,400Est.Estimate
$43,270 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Houston-Clear Lake
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
92% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$43,270
a year in 2027-28, from a $43,270 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1070
Send your score
About 27% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 970, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Doesn't superscore: it uses the scores from one test date.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: How to Apply as a Freshman | UHCL · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jul15Priority deadline · July 15, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Aug1Other deadline · August 1, 2027
Who gets in
92%
of applicants were admitted: 2,130 of 2,322 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 68% of them sent SAT scores and 6% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 980 to 1150
Reading and Writing 490 to 590
Math 480 to 570
ACT composite 19 to 24
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16002%
- 1200 to 139913%
- 1000 to 119955%
- 800 to 99928%
- 600 to 7992%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.40
- 4.013%
- 3.75 to 3.9913%
- 3.50 to 3.7418%
- 3.25 to 3.4918%
- 3.00 to 3.2417%
- 2.50 to 2.9920%
- Below 2.501.5%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$28,400
a year, in state
$43,270
a year, out of state (tuition $23,340)
- Tuition (in state)$8,470
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$9,544
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,042
- $48,001 to $75,000$10,826
- $75,001 to $110,000$16,388
- Over $110,000$18,171
Financial aid
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
28 of 28
Earn credit with a score of 3
28 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $850Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1311 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | ARTS 1311 and ARTS elective or concentration credit |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 3310 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | ARTS 3310 and ARTS elective or concentration credit |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARTS 1303 and ARTS 1304 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1306/1106 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1306/1106 and BIOL 1307/1107 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1311/1111 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1311/1111 and CHEM 1312/1112 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSCI 1470 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | CSCI 1470 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1316 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | LITR 2341 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | ENSC 1301/1101 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1303 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1301/1101 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1302/1102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326/2126 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2325/2125 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSCY 2301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 1311 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 1311 and 1312 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311 and 2312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 12 | SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311 and 2312 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1342 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 2305 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1301 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1301 and HIST 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2321 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 2321 and HIST 2322 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
45%
Come back for a second year
74%
Typical earnings
$61,521
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Houston-Clear Lake$57,458
- All colleges$57,284
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 23 majors here have earnings data.
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