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No. 171 (Tier 1) [4] University of Houston–Clear Lake 2700 Bay Area Blvd Partially in the Houston city limits [5] 1971 8,153 524 N/A: $22.6 million [6] $2.2 million [6] Master's (Large) Regional Universities, Tier 2 [7] University of Houston–Downtown 1 Main St: 1974 13,916 20 90.3% $34.7 million [8] $1.5 million [8] Baccalaureate– Diverse ...
Philip G. Hoffman, first chancellor of UH System. The University of Houston, founded in 1927, entered the state system of higher education in 1963. The evolvement of a multi-institution University of Houston System came from a recommendation in May 1968 which called for the creation of a university near NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center to offer upper-division and graduate-level programs. [11]
UH's first session as a four-year institution began June 4, 1934, at San Jacinto High School with an enrollment of 682. By the fall semester it had 909 students enrolled in classes taught by 39 faculty members in three colleges and schools – College of Arts and Sciences, College of Community Service and General College. [28]
The University of Houston–Downtown (UHD) is a public university in Houston, Texas.Established in 1974 as University of Houston–Downtown College (UH–DC), it has a campus that spans 40 acres (0.16 km 2) in Downtown Houston with a satellite location, UHD–Northwest, inside Lone Star College–University Park.
The Clear Lake Graduate Center opened in January 1972. The first phase construction of the Bayou Building for the University of Houston at Clear Lake City (UH/CLC) began early in 1974. On June 1, 1974, the Clear Lake Graduate Center facility became part of UH/CLC and took on the name "Arbor Building".
The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) since the 2015–16 academic year. The Jaguars previously competed as an NAIA Independent within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) from the school's athletic program's ...
In 1929, the United States Congress made both schools four-year teachers' colleges and renamed as "Miner Teachers College" for African Americans and "Wilson Teachers College" for whites. In 1955, the two schools merged and were renamed the "District of Columbia Teachers College".
The Cullen College of Engineering, one of twelve academic colleges at the University of Houston, was established in 1941 and is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. More than 5,000 students are enrolled in engineering courses—3,759 undergraduates, 1,312 master's and doctoral students. [ 1 ]