Overview

Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design / Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design is located in Houston, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Industrial design
Master of Science (MS)	Architecture	Sustainable design
Master of Science (MS)	Architecture	Urban design
Master of Science (MS)	Architecture	Media and fabrication
Master of Science (MS)	Architecture	Sustainable urban systems
Master of Arts (MA)	Architectural studies
Master of Architecture (M Arch)	Architecture

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	21

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

192

Applied

86

Accepted

47

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	January 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Digital portfolio

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

108

Total Graduate Students

18%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	20.37%
Black or African American	7.41%
White or Caucasian	35%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.93%
Asian	12.96%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	2.78%
Unknown	1.85%

Gender

Male (42%)

Female (57%)

Faculty

30

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 13

Male (21)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Ultramodern architecture, community-based design; twentieth-century architecture, urbanism, and design; extreme environments; design build; green building components; digital technology; preservation; industrial design; interior architecture
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	150,000

Location & Contact

Address 4200 Elgin Street
Houston, TX  77204
United States

Contact Ms. Patricia Belton Oliver
Dean
Email: poliver@central.uh.edu
Phone: 713-743-2400
Fax: 713-743-2358

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