University of Houston Admissions 2025: Requirements, Deadlines, and Acceptance Rate

• I personally haven’t received any scholarship because Computer Science comes under the Natural Sciences and Mathematics department and this department doesn’t have enough funding, however if your major falls under the College of Engineering you will receive a waiver in fees and will have to only pay in-state amounts.
• My friends have received in-state tuition fees halving their tuition fees(reduced by 4-5k each semester).
• You can also get in-state tuition if you get any assistantships either Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant or Instructional Assistant.
• Average number of scholarships depends on the major. For CS maybe just 3-5 out of 40. For Data Science almost 80% of students get in state fees, the same for engineering majors like Chemical Engineering, MIS etc.

• No, apart from the Graduate tuition fellowship (GTF), which all the PhD students receive, I didn't get any other fellowship.
• The GTF covers all the semester academic costs for a PhD student.
• Yes, some of my batchmates got a Presidential scholarship.
• The amount is 2000$, and given in 1000$ for 2 years. It depends on the department funding how Many students receive it, but generally 5-6 PhD students receive it.

• I didn't receive any scholarships.
• If I get a GPA above 3.75 in the following semesters, then I will receive an instate tuition fee waiver scholarship that is half fee waived; some of the people who got above 9 GPA in their bachelor's received an instant tuition fee waiver.
• I heard that only a few students above 9 GPAs received scholarships but some students above didn't get that scholarship. So many other factors are not revealed. There is a scholarship website for students to apply for external scholarships too in the student portal.

• I received the Dean's scholarship which is a conditional scholarship where I have to maintain 3.75 CGPA in all semesters so that I can receive the 50% off from the tuition fees like now for example if the tuition fees is 9K dollars for everyone, I'll need to pay only 4.5K dollars for the the tuition fees.
• This is applicable on for the students in The Engineering college, The students in The Business and Management school are not eligible for this scholarship.

• Texas State Fund. Eligibility: Academic score and professional achievements are the scholarship during my course.
• $2500 was the award amount for the scholarship I received.
• My batchmates also received scholarships.
• It depends on the course and department. Students with consistent scores throughout their educational career along with impressive GRE and TOEFL scores will get 3500 to 4000 dollars per semester.

• University of Washington (Rejected)
• RISD (Rejected)
• MASSART (Accepted)
• Virginia Tech (Accepted)
• The reason why I got rejected from the colleges listed above is probably because I was trying to change streams when I applied for design and these colleges were offering more competitive courses that suited well for people who were already in the field or had some relevant experience. UW has a very focused HCI program, RISD is a hard-core design school. Both of these schools probably weren't suited for a novice designer like me.
• University of Houston offered me room to grow and discover myself as a designer as opposed to accept me as one. It was also a very good research-oriented approach to design which is more empathetic towards those who want to enter the design world.
• The admission process was very simple, first step of which is to apply online with all the required material (portfolio, GRE score, TOEFL score, recommendation letters, application fees and forms). Next was the most difficult interview that I ever had. They went through my portfolio in front of me through the call. They accepted me thereafter and then the regular process of applying to any other US college followed that involved the VISA process and paying the fees. There were no challenges as such except for the whole COVID backlash. Highlight was the interview because as nerve wracking it was, it was also something that gave me enough confidence that I can do it. GRE was just a formality, portfolio was the deciding factor. No minimum scores required.
• I applied for the FALL 2021 intake. I wanted to change disciplines and with COVID receding it was the right time to make the move. The admission (right from filling out the required forms and fees in the month of December) to getting an acceptance (March), it was a three month long process. I took the GRE and TOEFL in September, prepared my supplementary material by the end of December and applied then. Gave interviews in the month of February and then got acceptances in March. After which i began the VISA process.

I did receive scholarship for my academic performance from my third semester onwards and my research assistantship allowed me to pay in-state tuition (almost a 40% cut on the original cost). The eligibility criteria was being able to perform well, keeping my grades above a 3.0 GPA, and having the capability to get a RA/TA job that you apply to. My batchmates did not receive a scholarship that gave them a tuition rebate, but they received academic excellence scholarship amounting to 500USD/semester. If one gets 1000USD/semester they get a reduced tuition cost. They have numerous names for these scholarships as it depends on who is donating that year, but they all indicate that you have excelled in your courses. As it is a small program (max 10 people per year), i'd say less than 5% get the scholarship. But the best chance is to get a RA/TA job that guarantees a reduced tuition.
 

The Master of Science architecture degree here had the sustainable architecture line, and that was something I was really looking forward to learning and leaning towards as an architect. It was fun and a great experience. Got to meet a lot of new people and was able to find help easily whenever I needed it. And loved the hangout spots.

Tried getting a scholarship but had a tough time getting one so unfortunately, I didn’t.

It is a great experience. In my first semester, I been in a leadership program other than my own courses and next two semester, I have been in few clubs which helped me to socialize, build networks and finnaly made my experience unique compared to lot of other students.

Yes, Dean's Scholarship which qualified be for In-state tution fee