Perceived Campus Safety at The University of Houston (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Perceived Campus Safety” at UHouston

By Gender

Males	B-
Females	C

By Major

Accounting	B
Anthropology	D-
Architecture	B-
Art & Design Department	B+
Biology	C
Business - Management and Administration	B-
Chemical Engineering	C+
Chemistry	C-
Civil Engineering	B-
Communications	C-
Computer Engineering	C
Computer Science	C-
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc	A
Economics	B-
Education	C-
Electrical Engineering	C+
Engineering Department	C-
English	C
Finance	B-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc	F
Geography and Geosciences	C
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	B+
Industrial Operations Engineering	A-
Journalism	B
Kinesiology	C
Language - French/Spanish/etc.	D+
Linguistics	D-
Math	B
Mechanical Engineering	C+
Music - Composition/Theory	D
Music - Performance	C
Music Education	A
Nursing	A
Nutrition	C
Other	C+
Perfomance Arts	D+
Pharmacy	B
Philosophy	C
Physics	C+
Political Science	B
PreMed and Medical	C+
PreVet and Veterinary	D
Psychology	C+
Public Health	C-
School of Information	A
Sociology	C
Undecided	B

Against similar schools

Perceived Campus Safety compared with similar schools in class.

University of Houston
C+
Average of All Schools
B+
Average of schools in class
B+
Texas Tech University
A-
University of North Texas
B+
Texas A & M University - College Station
A
Harvard University
B+
New York University
B+
University of Texas - Austin
B+
Texas State University
B+
F
A+

Perceived Campus Safety

“... I think one of the most unfair assessments is that the school is unsafe or located in a high crime area ...Read full comment

“... If you want proof of crime epidemic in UTAustin west campus ...Read full comment

“... Safety: This is a real concern at UH ...Read full comment

“... A student is NEVER safe on the University of Houston campus and if you do decide to attend, please carry a cannister of mace with you at all time...Read full comment

“... And be aware that UH main campus is in a pretty unsafe area of Houston ...Read full comment

“... Crime rate is very high, which shouldn't come as a surprise, given UH's location within the Third Ward (ranked the 13th most violent district in t...Read full comment

“... a university should always be safe to everyone ...Read full comment

“... Mostly stories of burglaries and property crimes ...Read full comment

“... While I felt totally safe on campus, the immediately surrounding area is pretty bad ...Read full comment

“... Positives: Environment, Appearance, Safety Negatives: Cost(Out-of-state students pay roughly $20,000/yr - Tuition, fees, room/board, books, ...Read full comment

“... Safety is also a huge concern ...Read full comment

“... The campus is not safe after dark and we are wayyy to close to the infamous TSU (AWFUL ...Read full comment

“... People who haven't attended UH often have preconceived notions about the university -- boring, just a commuter school, high crime, etc ...Read full comment

“... It is very safe to say that I was bummed out by the time I graduated from high school ...Read full comment

“... Take the subject of crime for example ...Read full comment

“... I checked a few crime statistics for 2002-2004 that universities must disclose to the public ...Read full comment

“... A lot of people do not consider coming here, thinking it is unsafe and a commuter campus ...Read full comment

“... The campus itself it safe but the area immediately outside campus is not(hesitant to walk around at night) ...Read full comment

“... There is nothing to do on campus and you are surrounded by a not so safe neighborhood area ...Read full comment

“... UH is a great school, people who complain about campus safety say this without any knowledge of how bad it is at other schools ...Read full comment

“... A lot of people do not consider coming here, thinking it is unsafe and a commuter campus ...Read full comment

“... Child care it's ridiculously high so that's not a viable option and the only so called family housing are the Cambridge oaks apartments which sti...Read full comment

“... Parking tickets are everywhere because its extra cash for this money-grabbing "university" yet safety is always an issue ...Read full comment

“... The campus in very nice and safe ...Read full comment

“... SAFETY doesn't exist here ...Read full comment

“... 5) Bad environment, unsafe, worse dorm ever - check cougar place (they lure all new students to go there first), no good food around, etc ...Read full comment

“... horrible crime rate ...Read full comment

“... Also, the surrounding areas may be ghetto, but I feel the school is safe during daylight hours ...Read full comment

“... The campus is just as safe if not safer than The Univ ...Read full comment

“... I've been at UH both super early before the sun rises, and super late at night and NEVER had a problem with safety ...Read full comment

“... The campus in very nice and safe ...Read full comment

“... While the campus itself is fairly nice, the surrounding area is GHETTO, and at night isnt always safe ...Read full comment

“... Although the campus is in an urban environment, it is very safe ...Read full comment

“... 6 2) biology major 3) have attended the university for almoost one semester 4) lived on campus for a bit however changed to offcampus after re...Read full comment

“... I know some feel that the area around campus is also quite unsafe and you will be mugged just coming here ...Read full comment

“... Safety: Because of the location and the size of the campus does allow for incidents on a regular basis ...Read full comment

“... While I felt totally safe on campus, the immediately surrounding area is pretty bad ...Read full comment

“... The University should give back and clean up the surrounding areas if they want more of an on campus lifestyle because until then, people won't ...Read full comment

“... -SAFETY: I'm not going to lie ...Read full comment

“... In the course of my career, I can safely say that those skills have had more to do with my career advancement than the technical (programming, e...Read full comment

“... Crimes statistics are roughly same for all schools ...Read full comment

“... I should also mention the fact that almost every week I get emails about robberies and other crimes in the parking lots ...Read full comment