University Of Houston

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston, Texas. It was originally founded on March 7, 1927 as the Houston Junior College. It became a four-year institution in October of 1933.

UH’s campus covers an area of 560 acres. It offers more than 100 bachelors, 130 masters, and 50 doctoral programs. The academic divisions of the university are:

• Bauer College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
• College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• College of Optometry
• College of Pharmacy
• College of Technology
• Cullen College of Engineering
• Graduate College of Social Work
• Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
• Hines College of Architecture
• Honors College
• University of Houston Law Center

The University of Houston's sports teams are nicknamed the Houston Cougars. They are members of Conference USA, and they participate in the NCAA's Division I.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in music, business and management, law, architecture and planning, and hospitality.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Houston participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 77% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 36,104 in 2009-2010 (28,047 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students, graduate students are 16%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%.

Students under 25 years old represent 70% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 94% are full-time and 6% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Houston provides on-campus housing for 4,756 of its 28,047 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Conference USA for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 173 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 136 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Houston offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (196 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• Architecture and Related Services
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Interior Architecture

ART STUDIES (24 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,716 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Finance
• Human Resources Development
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (147 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (33 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Industrial Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (64 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (197 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Health Occupations Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (383 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Systems Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (173 awarded)

• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
• Surveying Technology/Surveying

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (347 awarded)

• Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (87 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Painting
• Sculpture

HOSPITALITY (254 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (388 awarded)

• Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)
• Health Law (LLM, MJ, JSD/SJD)
• International Business, Trade, and Tax Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (1,131 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Italian Language and Literature
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (84 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (305 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (136 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (231 awarded)

• Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
• Optometry (OD)
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)

MUSIC (109 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Pedagogy
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (189 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (18 awarded)

• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (29 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (457 awarded)

• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Geophysics and Seismology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (480 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Social Psychology