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University of Houston

University of Houston
4302 University Drive
Houston, TX 77204

Official telephone: (713) 743-1000
Fax number: (713) 743-9633
Website: https://www.uh.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 37,946
Full-time undergraduates: 27,798
Part-time undergraduates: 10,148
Total graduate students: 8,757
Full-time graduate students: 6,085
Part-time graduate students: 2,672
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
23.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
37.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
17.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.3% Nonresident Alien
1.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 895 acres
Nearest major city: Houston

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 78%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 18%
Percent of students who live off campus: 82%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 516
Other computer facilities/services: Online classes, online bus loop schedule, SMS campus alerts, social media registry
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Metropolitan Volunteer Program; Student Program Board; Muslim Student Association; Filipino Student Association; American Medical Student Association

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and fieldyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; badminton; basketball; baseball; bowling; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; racquetball; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; weight lifting; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: William P. Hobby

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