The University of Houston (often referred to as "U of H", "UH", or "Houston") is a public doctoral/research university located in Houston, Texas. It is the flagship institution and the only doctoral degree-granting university in the , which includes three other universities and two multi-institution teaching centers. Founded in 1927, the University serves more than 35,300 students glance/index.php?page=info" target="_blank">"UH at a Glance". University of Houston. Retrieved 12 October 2007. in 12 academic colleges and in the interdisciplinary Honors College on a 560-acre campus southeast of _Downtown Houston. UH offers 109 bachelor's, 131 master's, 51 doctoral, and three professional degree programs. It currently holds Texas's third-largest university enrollment, awarding more than 6,600 degrees annually.

The University of Houston conducts research in each academic department and operates more than 40 research centers and institutes on campus. Interdisciplinary research conducted at UH includes superconductivity, space commercialization, biomedical engineering, economics, education, petroleum exploration, and virtual technology.