University of Houston

University of Houston (UH) - public higher education institution in United States.

University of Houston - Description

The University of Houston was founded in 1927. Acreage was acquired for a permanent campus in 1936, and the first building, the Roy Gustav Cullen Memorial Building, opened in 1939. UH public service and community activities, such as cultural offerings, clinical services, policy studies, and small-business initiatives, serve a diverse metropolitan population. Likewise, the resources of the Gulf Coast region complement and enrich the university's academic programs, providing students with professional expertise, practical experience, and career opportunities. In fact, more than 84 percent of our students secure career-level jobs within three months of graduation. UH has awarded more than 200,000 degrees, and approximately 75 percent of our alumni remain in the Houston area. UH offers 109 bachelor's, 131 master's, 51 doctoral, and three special professional degree programs through the university's 12 colleges. The university awards more than 6,500 degrees annually. UH is the most ethnically diverse research university in the nation. The 35,180 students enrolled in fall 2004 were 39.5 percent white, 18.7 percent Asian/Pacific Islander, 18.1 percent Hispanic, 13.0 percent African American, 8.1 percent International, 0.4 percent Native American, and 2.2 percent unknown; 75 percent undergraduate and 25 percent postbaccalaureate, graduate, and professional; 48 percent male and 52 percent... The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier-One public
research university recognized throughout the world as a leader in energy
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 Energy Research Park and
the Nanofabrication Facility. Located in America's fourth-largest city, UH is
one of the most ethnically diverse metropolitan research university in the United
States, serving more than 40,900 students in one of the most culturally
diverse regions in the country. In addition to preparing its students to
succeed in today's global economy, UH is a catalyst within its own
community - changing lives through health, education and outreach
projects that help build a future for children in Houston, in Texas and
around the world. Other distinctive merits of UH include a strong student
experience, a historic Division I athletics program, top-level arts programs
and an internationally recognized faculty that includes a Nobel Laureate,
National Medal of Science winners, Pulitzer and Tony awards winners and
members of prestigious National Academies. The Princeton Review has
chosen UH for inclusion in its guidebooks of the nation's best colleges and
the nation's best value colleges for undergraduates. Nestled on a tree-lined campus,
UH is just minutes from downtown Houston, the Texas Medical Center, and Houston's bustling theater and
museum districts, the University of Houston is home to world-class
teaching, revolutionary research and nationally recognized students - all
working together to create a globally competitive educational environment