In Houston, Texas, there is a public research institution called the University of Houston (UH). With nearly 47,000 students, UH is the third-largest university in Texas and the founding member of the University of Houston System. Southeast Houston is home to its 667-acre (2.70 km2) campus, which was formerly known as the University of Houston-University Park from 1983 to 1991. The institution falls under the category of "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very High Research Activity."
Through its academic colleges and schools on campus, the university provides more than 358 degree programs, including those leading to professional degrees in architecture, law, optometry, medicine, and pharmacy. The university has more than 35 research centers and institutes on campus and spends $201 million a year on research. Superconductivity, space exploration and commercialization, biological sciences and engineering, energy and natural resources, and artificial intelligence are all areas of interdisciplinary study.
Houston offers the nation's lowest apartment rents for students from outside the city.
A multicultural student body.
Suitable campus size and all the conveniences offered by public universities.
If you play sports, your school has good teams.
