The Scholars Academy (SA) began in 1999 with only 20 students; enrollment in the Fall 2009 semester reached 158 undergraduates. We expect to maintain an approximate enrollment of 160 each semester over the next several years. Click here for more information.

The SA, now a nationally recognized program within the University of Houston-Downtown College of Sciences and Technology, is designed to promote academic excellence and achievement in STEM degree programs, primarily for minority and female students, and to encourage the graduates to either continue their studies at the graduate level and/or pursue STEM-related careers. Click here for more about our student successes.

Since the inception of the UHD Scholars Academy in Fall 1999, the Scholars Academy (SA) has awarded over 2,880 scholarships (meaning over 790 undergraduates received a scholarship for at least one semester). By the end of Summer 2009, SA reached about 335 Alumni members who have been a scholarship recipient for at least one semester and who have graduated from UHD. We also now have 64 prior members who have transferred to various colleges.

We anticipate approximately 15 SA members will graduate this Fall 2009 semester for a combined approximate total of 50 in the 2009-2010 academic year. Thereafter, we estimate 45 graduates each of the next 4-5 fiscal years.

Of the 790 SA members, 70 entered SA as Transfer students; 17 of these Transfer students have graduated from UHD. 254 entered SA as first-time-in-college (FTIC) students in which about 66 of these FTIC have graduated; another 15 FTIC will be graduating this current academic year.