University of Houston

About

The University of Houston, founded in 1927, is a public research institution comprised of 16 academic colleges and an interdisciplinary Honors College. 

Programs are offered through the Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts, Business, Education, Engineering, Honors, Public Affairs, Hotel & Restaurant Management, Law, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Nursing, Optometry, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Technology. 

Its primary campus is located in Houston, but two instructional sites are located in Sugar Land and Katy. The University of Houston is a public research university recognized throughout the world as a leader in energy and health research, law, business, and environmental education.

 UH serves the globally competitive Houston and Gulf Coast Region by providing world-class faculty, experiential learning, strategic industry partnerships, and state-of-the-art facilities such as the interdisciplinary Technology Bridge and the Health District, which integrates a mix of research and teaching spaces with health care clinics serving the surrounding community. 

Located in America's fourth-largest city, UH is one of the most ethnically diverse metropolitan research universities in the United States, serving more than 46,000 students in one of the most culturally diverse regions in the country.