UHV’s revenue in 2011-2012 was estimated at $48.9 million, and UHV spent 54 percent, or $26.2 million, of that on providing quality instruction for students. Financial assistance awarded to students totaled $34.5 million, an increase of 152 percent from 2007-2008. At public universities in Texas, total enrollment grew 14 percent from fall 2007 to fall 2011, while UHV enrollment increased 56 percent. UHV enrollment in fall of 2012 was 4,335. Since its beginning in 1973, UHV has conferred 14,224 bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Below are some key financial and enrollment figures for UHV:
| EXPENDITURES | 2012* |
| Instruction & Academic Support | $26,213,464 |
| Student Services & Scholarships | $9,199,811 |
| Institutional Support | $4,858,241 |
| Physical Plant | $2,820,538 |
| Other Expenditures | $5,781,717 |
| Total Expenditures | $48,873,771 |
| * Estimates | |
| UNIVERSITY | RATE OF CHANGE |
| University of Texas | 1.9% |
| Texas A&M | 7.1% |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 18.7% |
| Texas A&M-Texarkana | 18.8% |
| University of Houston | 14.9% |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | 8.8% |
| University of Houston-Downtown | 9.5% |
| University of Houston-Victoria | 55.5% |
| Total State Public University Enrollment | 14.4% |