University of Houston

The University of Houston is Texas’ premier urban teaching and research institution and the largest component of the University of Houston System. It offers a full range of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, as well as three professional degrees, through its thirteen colleges: architecture, business administration, education, engineering, honors, hotel and restaurant management, law, liberal arts and social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, optometry, pharmacy, social work, and technology. UH is also home to over forty research centers and institutes and conducts more than $72 million in research programs every year.

More than 34,400 students attend UH, which is the most diverse major research university in the nation. These students include traditional freshmen, transfer students, adults returning to school, postbaccalaureates, graduate students, visiting summer students, and academically talented high school students who wish to take college classes while still in high school., The many nationally ranked academic programs at the University taught by world-class faculty members offer UH students the opportunity to learn from the very best in an environment that mirrors the real world.

Students take courses in modern classroom and laboratory facilities located on a beautiful 548-acre campus dotted with parks, fountains, and plazas. Through UH Distance Education, classes and degrees are also available on instructional television, videotape, online, and face-to-face at sites throughout the greater Houston area.

UH sponsors more than 300 partnerships with corporations, civic organizations, and government agencies, and faculty, staff, and students interact with the community daily. In addition, UH is a destination for all who enjoy theater, concerts, lectures, and intercollegiate sports.

332 McElhinney Hall
Houston, TX 77204-5014
(713) 743-2255
www.UH.edu

University of Houston

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