State universities
Four separate and distinct state universities are located in Houston.
The University of Houston is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. The University of Houston–Clear Lake and the University of Houston–Downtown are stand-alone universities; they are not branch campuses of the University of Houston. Admission into each institution is separate, and each institution has distinct admission criteria and requirements.
Texas Southern University is the only independent state university in Houston and is one of the largest historically black universities in the U.S.
| Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2012) | Campus acreage | Freshman acceptance rate [1] (Fall 2012) | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2011) | Carnegie classification [2] | U.S. News Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston 4800 Calhoun Rd | 1927 | 40,747 | 667 | 55.9% | $862 million [3] | $128 million [4] | Research (Very High) | National Universities, No. 171 (Tier 1) [5] |
| University of Houston–Clear Lake 2700 Bay Area Blvd Partially in the Houston city limits [6] | 1971 | 8,153 | 524 | N/A | $22.6 million [7] | $2.2 million [7] | Master's (Large) | Regional Universities, Tier 2 [8] |
| University of Houston–Downtown 1 Main St | 1974 | 13,916 | 20 | 90.3% | $34.7 million [9] | $1.5 million [9] | Baccalaureate– Diverse | Regional Colleges, Tier 2 [10] |
| Texas Southern University 3100 Cleburne St | 1927 | 9,646 | 150 | 87.3% | $48.7 million [11] | N/A | Doctoral/ Research | National Universities, Tier 2 [12] |
University of Houston
UH–Clear Lake
UH–Downtown
Texas Southern Univ.
