University of Houston Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

The University of Houston's overall acceptance rate reached 73.9% for the application year 2024, with 31,716 applicants and 23,446 admitted, marking an increase from 69.5% in 2023. Historically, acceptance rates have shown a general upward trend, climbing from 59.7% in 2015 to 66.2% in 2022. The rate increased steadily in 2021 and 2022, reflecting growing acceptance alongside increased applications, which have risen from 17,971 applicants in 2015 to over 31,000 in the last two years.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	31,716	23,446	73.9%	-	73.9%
2023	30,327	21,087	69.5%	-	69.5%
2022	29,783	19,728	66.2%	-	66.2%
2021	29,721	19,474	65.5%	-	65.5%
2020	28,645	17,986	62.7%	-	62.7%
2019	25,393	16,500	64.9%	-	64.9%
2018	22,461	14,002	62.3%	-	62.3%
2017	20,768	12,691	61.1%	-	61.1%
2016	19,860	11,627	58.5%	-	58.5%
2015	17,971	10,732	59.7%	-	59.7%

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