University of Houston

Houston University has been ranked at No. 77 in the 2026 Best Colleges in the Future Leaders list as per TIME Magazine. This ranking highlights the university's position among the Top colleges in preparing today's students for better leaders tomorrow. Also, in the National Universities rankings by U.S. News, UG ranks at No. 68 among the public universities in 2026. 

There are generally three intakes at the University of Houston which are Fall, Summer, and Spring. The Fall semester is the most popular one for international students. For the University of Houston PG courses, the deadlines are not all the same. 

Look at the list of deadlines for international students at this university - 

• Fall 2026: Jun 1, 2026

It is really important for the indian students to take care of the University of Houston admission deadlines. And yes, students who want to go for these admissions can start applying now for Fall 2026. 

Look at the table below for knowing about these admission deadlines: 

• Fall 2026: Jun 1, 2026
• Summer 2026: Mar 1, 2026 

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSSO) at UH University offers support for the needs of international students and exchanging visitors. A few services that are offered are 

• Official campus check-in and orientation

• Assisting with maintaining visa status and U.S. regulation compliance

• Providing counselling and advocacy services

UG applicants can apply via Common App for admission to Houston University. Pay the application fee of USD 90 (Around INR 8k) when you submit the online application. 

• Then, submit the test scores and English language proficiency score

• Also, submit the high school / secondary academic records (record of Class 9-12)

• Then, check the application status

• Next, receive the i-20. Also, students are required to submit a few other documents like passport id, financial documents, international address form, etc. 

The University has an acceptance rate of around 74% for Indian students. In the previous years, the rate has remained in the range 65% - 75%. This suggests, the university is less selective.

Indian students are advised to maintain solid scores in past academics and prove English proficiency by attaining valid scores in tests such as IELTS or TOEFL. 

No Uni of Houston is not that hard to get into as it has an acceptance rate of 73.9% for 2024-25 which is non selective since of every 100 students who apply to the admission process around 73-74 students are likely to be admitted.

The top three majors at the University of Houston-Clear Lake at UG and PG levels can be checked out from the table given below, along with the number of degree recipients for each major: