The following is a list of colleges and universities in Houston located within the city limits.
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Four distinct state universities are located in the city of Houston.
The University of Houston System has three separate and distinct institutions within the city. Each institution is a stand-alone university and confers its own degrees. Its flagship institution is the University of Houston, a nationally recognized top-tier research university.[1][2][3][4] The two other institutions are stand-alone universities; they are not branch campuses of the University of Houston.
Admissions into each institution of the University of Houston System is separate, and each institution in the System has distinct admission criteria and requirements.
| Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2011) |
Campus Acreage |
Endowment |
Research Expenditures (FY 2011) |
Carnegie Classification[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston 4800 Calhoun Rd |
1927 | 39,820 | 667 | $589.8 million[6] | $127.5 million[6] | Research (Very High) |
| University of Houston–Clear Lake 2700 Bay Area Blvd |
1971 | 8,188 | 524 | $22.6 million[7] | $2.2 million[7] | Master's (Large) |
| University of Houston–Downtown 1 Main St |
1974 | 12,918 | 20 | $34.7 million[8] | $1.5 million[8] | Baccalaureate–Diverse |
| Texas Southern University 3100 Cleburne St |
1927 | 10,026 | 150 | Doctoral/Research |
Nonsectarian
Sectarian
Public
The University of Houston Law Center is one of two top-tier public law schools in Texas, and is the only top-tier law school in Houston. It ranks 56th among the nation's "Best Law Schools" in U.S. News & World Report. The law school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Founded in 1947, the Law Center is one of 12 academic colleges of the University of Houston. The law school's facilities are located on the university's 667-acre campus in southeast Houston.
Private
Public
Texas Southern School of Pharmacy and Health Science
Private