The following is a list of colleges and universities in Texas.
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The University of Houston System has four separate and distinct institutions. 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 three 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] |
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| University of Houston | 1927 | 39,820 | 667 | $589.8 million[6] | $127.5 million[6] | Research (Very High) |
| University of Houston–Clear Lake | 1971 | 8,188 | 524 | $22.6 million[7] | $2.2 million[7] | Master's (Large) |
| University of Houston–Downtown | 1974 | 12,918 | 20 | $34.7 million[8] | $1.5 million[8] | Baccalaureate–Diverse |
| University of Houston–Victoria | 1971 | 4,331 | 20 | $15.2 million[9] | $1.2 million[9] | Master's (Large) |
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