University of Houston-Downtown's 6-year bachelor's completion rate for white students was 23.8% in 2024

At University of Houston-Downtown, 63 white students entered as part of the 2018 cohort. By 2024, 15 of these students had earned a bachelor's degree within six years, resulting in a completion rate of 23.8%, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The institution's six-year bachelor's degree completion rate for white students was 42.7 percentage points lower than the pooled statewide rate for this group, which was 66.5%. Compared with the 2017 cohort, the rate for white students decreased by 6.5 percentage points from 30.3% to 23.8%. Of the 48 white students in the 2018 cohort who did not earn a bachelor's degree at University of Houston-Downtown within six years, 25 transferred to another institution, seven were still enrolled, and 16 were no longer enrolled. Figures cover full-time, first-time students who were seeking a bachelor's degree when they entered University of Houston-Downtown in 2018, measured through 2024. The cohort excludes students who transferred in and students who began part time. University of Houston-Downtown reports these counts itself; the statewide figure pools the counts reported by every eligible public four-year institution in Texas. Among the published groups at University of Houston-Downtown, white students had a six-year bachelor's degree completion rate of 23.8%. Other published groups in this cohort, including Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and Asian students, showed higher completion rates. The six-year graduation rate generally measures the share of full-time, first-time undergraduate students seeking a bachelor's degree who complete their program within 150% of the normal time, or six years at a four-year institution. The National Center for Education Statistics collects the measure through its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System for federal Student Right-to-Know reporting. Because the traditional graduation-rate cohort is limited to full-time, first-time students, it does not provide a complete picture of outcomes for part-time students or students who transfer into an institution. College completion rates have held relatively steady in recent years, but racial and ethnic gaps persist. Among students who entered college in fall 2019, 75.7% of Asian students and 69% of White students earned a credential within six years, compared with 50.5% of Hispanic students and 44% of Black students, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Across all students, the six-year completion rate was 61.1%. These figures come from the graduation-rates file currently available from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System for this collection. Figures may be updated if the National Center for Education Statistics later publishes a revised file for the same collection. White students in the 2018 entering cohort at University of Houston-Downtown Race or ethnicity Students in the entering cohort Completed a bachelor's degree within six years Did not earn a bachelor's degree at the reporting institution within six years Six-year completion rate White 63 15 48 23.8% Black or African American 79 25 54 31.6% Hispanic or Latino 733 254 479 34.7% Asian 85 25 60 29.4%