University of Houston

UH - Clear Lake

UH - Downtown

UH - Victoria

UH System at Cinco Ranch

UH System at Sugar Land

UH System Distance Education

KUHT Television

KUHF Radio

Universities and Programs

The University of Houston System encompasses four universities, two multi-institution teaching centers, a Public Broadcast System educational television station (KUHT-TV), and the largest university distance learning program in Texas. With more than 54,000 students and 3,000 faculty, it is the largest metropolitan public system of higher education in Texas.

The largest and only doctoral degree-granting institution in the UH System is the University of Houston, established in 1927. The system's three other universities, UH-Clear Lake, UH-Downtown and UH-Victoria, opened their doors during the 1970s. The four universities were already operating as a group when the UH System was formally established in 1977 by state law.

The mission of the UH System is to provide a broad range of educational opportunities to the citizens of the Gulf Coast region and the State of Texas. The UH System universities have distinctive and complementary missions and programs aimed at educating students, creating and imparting knowledge, and fostering partnerships and service initiatives within their communities.

The UH System brings the resources of its four universities in partnership with area community colleges to offer more than thirty-five bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UH System at Cinco Ranch and UH System at Sugar Land. UH System universities also participate in teaching centers in the Woodlands and Montgomery County.