Colleges in Houston, TX
The 61 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Houston that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. A complete list, not a ranking.
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College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
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Award doctorates10In 2023-24, any field
Schools in Houston
Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.
Universities and 4-year colleges (25)
- American College of Acupuncture and Oriental MedPrivate for-profitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- American InterContinental University-HoustonPrivate for-profit · 94 undergraduatesCost $18,213 a year · net price $9,618 · completion 13%
Fields taught: 5, up to master's
- Baylor College of MedicinePrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 2, up to doctorate
- Center for Advanced Legal StudiesPrivate for-profit · 271 undergraduatesCost $49,753 a year · net price $44,608 · completion 57%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- Chamberlain University-TexasPrivate for-profit · 2,270 undergraduatesCost $44,776 a year · net price $39,545 · completion 40%
Fields taught: 1, up to bachelor's
- College of Biblical Studies-HoustonPrivate nonprofit · 419 undergraduatesCost $22,131 a year · net price $14,069 · completion 86%
Fields taught: 2, up to bachelor's
- Culinary Institute IncPrivate for-profit · 313 undergraduatesCost $35,286 a year · net price $32,621 · completion 71%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- Denver College of Nursing-HoustonPrivate for-profit · 135 undergraduatesCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Galen Health Institutes-HoustonPrivate for-profit · 1,582 undergraduatesCost $37,496 a year · net price $30,666No awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Houston Christian UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 2,886 undergraduatesCost $51,936 a year · net price $19,294 · completion 48%Doctorates in: Education · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 24, up to doctorate
- Houston City CollegePublic · 40,503 undergraduatesCost $12,286 a year · net price $4,575 · completion 17%
Fields taught: 27, up to associate
- Relay Graduate School of Education - HoustonPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Rice UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 4,776 undergraduatesCost $87,824 a year · net price $11,164 · completion 95%Doctorates in: Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Engineering · Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
Fields taught: 24, up to doctorate
- San Jacinto College-North CampusPublicCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- San Jacinto College-South CampusPublicCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- South Texas College of Law HoustonPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Legal Professions and Studies
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- Strayer University-Northwest HoustonPrivate for-profitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Texas Southern UniversityPublic · 6,844 undergraduatesCost $26,907 a year · net price $16,494 · completion 24%Doctorates in: Architecture and Related Services · Education · Legal Professions and Studies · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 26, up to doctorate
- The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestPrivate for-profit · 4,530 undergraduatesCost $42,636 a year · net price $35,447 · completion 49%
Fields taught: 1, up to bachelor's
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonPublic · 465 undergraduatesCost not reportedDoctorates in: Engineering · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 5, up to doctorate
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterPublic · 334 undergraduatesCost not reported
Fields taught: 1, up to master's
- University of HoustonPublic · 38,380 undergraduatesCost $23,250 a year · net price $11,439 · completion 66%Doctorates in: Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
Fields taught: 26, up to doctorate
- University of Houston-Clear LakePublic · 6,078 undergraduatesCost $24,931 a year · net price $11,852 · completion 45%Doctorates in: Education · Psychology
Fields taught: 24, up to doctorate
- University of Houston-DowntownPublic · 12,555 undergraduatesCost $18,864 a year · net price $9,828 · completion 30%
Fields taught: 20, up to master's
- University of St ThomasPrivate nonprofit · 3,220 undergraduatesCost $43,329 a year · net price $15,446 · completion 67%Doctorates in: Education · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 22, up to doctorate
Community and 2-year colleges (15)
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-HoustonPrivate for-profit · 360 undergraduatesCost $30,868 a year · net price $24,638 · completion 74%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- College of Health Care ProfessionsPrivate for-profit · 631 undergraduatesCost $36,205 a year · net price $30,163 · completion 75%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- Commonwealth Institute of Funeral ServicePrivate nonprofit · 254 undergraduatesCost $55,051 a year · net price $53,469 · completion 72%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- Fortis CollegePrivate for-profit · 455 undergraduatesCost $38,212 a year · net price $31,679 · completion 59%
Fields taught: 3, up to certificate
- Fortis InstitutePrivate for-profit · 422 undergraduatesCost $29,809 a year · net price $23,341 · completion 61%
Fields taught: 2, up to associate
- Interactive College of TechnologyPrivate for-profit · 65 undergraduatesCost $24,670 a year · net price $17,309 · completion 2%
Fields taught: 2, up to associate
- Interactive College of TechnologyPrivate for-profit · 55 undergraduatesCost $25,840 a year · net price $18,382 · completion 48%
Fields taught: 2, up to associate
- Pima Medical Institute-HoustonPrivate for-profit · 1,068 undergraduatesCost $41,293 a year · net price $36,425 · completion 70%
Fields taught: 2, up to associate
- San Jacinto Community College District - Generation Park CampusPublicCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- School of Automotive Machinists & TechnologyPrivate for-profit · 88 undergraduatesCost $37,028 a year · net price $31,827 · completion 83%
Fields taught: 2, up to associate
- Texas Health SchoolPrivate for-profit · 192 undergraduatesCost $37,840 a year · net price $30,630 · completion 86%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest HoustonPrivate for-profit · 681 undergraduatesCost $37,941 a year · net price $31,620 · completion 72%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- Tulsa Welding School-HoustonPrivate for-profit · 1,962 undergraduatesCost $32,385 a year · net price $25,251 · completion 69%
Fields taught: 4, up to certificate
- Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.Private for-profit · 2,632 undergraduatesCost $36,208 a year · net price $29,144 · completion 65%
Fields taught: 2, up to associate
- Vet Tech Institute of HoustonPrivate for-profit · 200 undergraduatesCost $19,901 a year · net price $12,761 · completion 76%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (21)
- Career Schools of TexasPrivate for-profit · 518 undergraduatesCost $34,864 a year · net price $31,057 · completion 27%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Career Schools of Texas - Branch Campus #5Private for-profitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Epic Barber CollegePrivate for-profit · 62 undergraduatesCost $12,112 a year · net price $5,331 · completion 11%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Graduate AmericaPrivate nonprofit · 3 undergraduatesCost not reported · completion 0%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Houston Barber SchoolPrivate for-profit · 264 undergraduatesCost $19,696 a year · net price $13,417 · completion 49%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Houston Training School-Main CampusPrivate for-profit · 198 undergraduatesCost $12,660 a year · net price $6,412 · completion 79%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Houston Training Schools-GessnerPrivate for-profit · 138 undergraduatesCost $12,757 a year · net price $5,980 · completion 72%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Jay's Technical InstitutePrivate for-profit · 79 undergraduatesCost $26,754 a year · net price $19,359 · completion 60%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Las Vegas College-Houston Career InstitutePrivate for-profitCost $28,097 a year · net price $21,899No awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Lincoln College of Technology-HoustonPrivate for-profitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Mystros Barber AcademyPrivate nonprofit · 50 undergraduatesCost $24,248 a year · net price $16,853 · completion 100%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Northwest Educational CenterPrivate for-profit · 305 undergraduatesCost $16,752 a year · net price $10,794 · completion 81%
Fields taught: 2, up to certificate
- Ocean CorporationPrivate for-profit · 192 undergraduatesCost $36,589 a year · net price $31,314 · completion 90%
Fields taught: 2, up to certificate
- Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-WillowbrookPrivate for-profit · 481 undergraduatesCost $23,429 a year · net price $18,889 · completion 71%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Paul Mitchell the School-HoustonPrivate for-profit · 288 undergraduatesCost $33,604 a year · net price $27,505 · completion 68%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Premier Barber SchoolPrivate for-profit · 45 undergraduatesCost $25,709 a year · net price $19,356 · completion 80%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- South Post Oak Barber CollegePrivate for-profit · 10 undergraduatesCost $17,310 a year · net price $13,712
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Trend Barber CollegePrivate for-profit · 30 undergraduatesCost $22,976 a year · net price $19,278 · completion 47%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Trend Barber CollegePrivate for-profit · 61 undergraduatesCost $23,499 a year · net price $21,656 · completion 56%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- UEI College-United Education Institute-HoustonPrivate for-profitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Vogue International AcademyPrivate for-profit · 8 undergraduatesCost $20,145 a year · net price $19,593 · completion 100%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
Cost and completion side by side
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.
| School | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion | Undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| American InterContinental University-Houston | 4-year · Private for-profit | $18,213 | $9,618 | 13% | 94 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston | 2-year · Private for-profit | $30,868 | $24,638 | 74% | 360 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Career Schools of Texas | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $34,864 | $31,057 | 27% | 518 |
| Career Schools of Texas - Branch Campus #5 | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| Center for Advanced Legal Studies | 4-year · Private for-profit | $49,753 | $44,608 | 57% | 271 |
| Chamberlain University-Texas | 4-year · Private for-profit | $44,776 | $39,545 | 40% | 2,270 |
| College of Biblical Studies-Houston | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $22,131 | $14,069 | 86% | 419 |
| College of Health Care Professions | 2-year · Private for-profit | $36,205 | $30,163 | 75% | 631 |
| Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service | 2-year · Private nonprofit | $55,051 | $53,469 | 72% | 254 |
| Culinary Institute Inc | 4-year · Private for-profit | $35,286 | $32,621 | 71% | 313 |
| Denver College of Nursing-Houston | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | 135 |
| Epic Barber College | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $12,112 | $5,331 | 11% | 62 |
| Fortis College | 2-year · Private for-profit | $38,212 | $31,679 | 59% | 455 |
| Fortis Institute | 2-year · Private for-profit | $29,809 | $23,341 | 61% | 422 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Houston | 4-year · Private for-profit | $37,496 | $30,666 | — | 1,582 |
| Graduate America | Under 2-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | 0% | 3 |
| Houston Barber School | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,696 | $13,417 | 49% | 264 |
| Houston Christian University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $51,936 | $19,294 | 48% | 2,886 |
| Houston City College | 4-year · Public | $12,286 | $4,575 | 17% | 40,503 |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $12,660 | $6,412 | 79% | 198 |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $12,757 | $5,980 | 72% | 138 |
| Interactive College of Technology | 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,670 | $17,309 | 2% | 65 |
| Interactive College of Technology | 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,840 | $18,382 | 48% | 55 |
| Jay's Technical Institute | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,754 | $19,359 | 60% | 79 |
| Las Vegas College-Houston Career Institute | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,097 | $21,899 | — | — |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Houston | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| Mystros Barber Academy | Under 2-year · Private nonprofit | $24,248 | $16,853 | 100% | 50 |
| Northwest Educational Center | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $16,752 | $10,794 | 81% | 305 |
| Ocean Corporation | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $36,589 | $31,314 | 90% | 192 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,429 | $18,889 | 71% | 481 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,604 | $27,505 | 68% | 288 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | 2-year · Private for-profit | $41,293 | $36,425 | 70% | 1,068 |
| Premier Barber School | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,709 | $19,356 | 80% | 45 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Houston | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Rice University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $87,824 | $11,164 | 95% | 4,776 |
| San Jacinto College-North Campus | 4-year · Public | — | — | — | — |
| San Jacinto College-South Campus | 4-year · Public | — | — | — | — |
| San Jacinto Community College District - Generation Park Campus | 2-year · Public | — | — | — | — |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology | 2-year · Private for-profit | $37,028 | $31,827 | 83% | 88 |
| South Post Oak Barber College | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $17,310 | $13,712 | — | 10 |
| South Texas College of Law Houston | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Strayer University-Northwest Houston | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| Texas Health School | 2-year · Private for-profit | $37,840 | $30,630 | 86% | 192 |
| Texas Southern University | 4-year · Public | $26,907 | $16,494 | 24% | 6,844 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | 4-year · Private for-profit | $42,636 | $35,447 | 49% | 4,530 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston | 2-year · Private for-profit | $37,941 | $31,620 | 72% | 681 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | 4-year · Public | — | — | — | 465 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | 4-year · Public | — | — | — | 334 |
| Trend Barber College | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,976 | $19,278 | 47% | 30 |
| Trend Barber College | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,499 | $21,656 | 56% | 61 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston | 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,385 | $25,251 | 69% | 1,962 |
| UEI College-United Education Institute-Houston | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. | 2-year · Private for-profit | $36,208 | $29,144 | 65% | 2,632 |
| University of Houston | 4-year · Public | $23,250 | $11,439 | 66% | 38,380 |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | 4-year · Public | $24,931 | $11,852 | 45% | 6,078 |
| University of Houston-Downtown | 4-year · Public | $18,864 | $9,828 | 30% | 12,555 |
| University of St Thomas | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $43,329 | $15,446 | 67% | 3,220 |
| Vet Tech Institute of Houston | 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,901 | $12,761 | 76% | 200 |
| Vogue International Academy | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,145 | $19,593 | 100% | 8 |
— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
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- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07