University Of Houston

The University of Houston (UH) is a state research university and the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, UH is the third-largest university in Texas with nearly 44,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and its more than 300 undergraduate and graduate programs are offered through 13 academic colleges and schools. It is a Tier One university as designated by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, and its undergraduate program is ranked No. 174 among national universities by U.S. News & World Report for 2020. The University of Houston has produced five Nobel Laureates, four Pulitzer Prize winners, three MacArthur Fellowships winners, two National Medals of Science winners and one National Medal of Technology and Innovation winner. Notable alumni include former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III; businessman Kenneth Lay; astronauts Owen K. Garriott and Sidney Miley; supermodel Christie Brinkley; Grammy Award-winning musician Lyle Lovett; television news anchor Dan Rather; actress Anjelica Huston; baseball player Roger Clemens; basketball players Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler; football player Andre Ware; golfers Fred Couples and Amy Alcott; tennis player Zina Garrison Jackson; track & field Olympian Carl Lewis; writer Lawrence Wright