	University of Houston 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Houston (UH) is a state research university and the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, UH is the third-largest university in Texas with nearly 43,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of Houston-University Park from 1983 to 1991. The Carnegie Foundation classifies UH as a comprehensive doctoral degree-granting institution with very high research activity. The U.S. News & World Report ranks the university No. 187 in its National University Rankings, and No. 105 among top public universities. UH is one of four public universities in Texas with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. The university offers more than 280 degree programs through its 12 academic colleges on campus-including programs leading to professional degrees in law, optometry, and pharmacy. The institution conducts nearly $130 million annually in research, and operates more than 40 research centers and institutes on campus. Interdisciplinary research includes superconductivity, space commercialization and exploration, biomedical sciences and engineering, energy and natural resources, and artificial intelligence. Awarding more than 9,000 degrees annually, UH's alumni base exceeds 260,000. The economic impact of the university contributes over $3 billion annually to the Texas economy, while generating about 24,000 jobs. The University of Houston hosts a variety of theatrical performances, concerts, lectures, and events. It has more than 400 student organizations and 17 intercollegiate sports teams. Annual UH events and traditions include The Cat's Back, Homecoming, and Frontier Fiesta. The university's varsity athletic teams, known as the Houston Cougars, are members of the American Athletic Conference and compete in the NCAA Division I in all sports. The football team regularly makes bowl game appearances, and the men's basketball team has made 19 appearances in the NCAA Division I Tournament-including five Final Four appearances. The men's golf team has won 16 national championships-the second-most of any NCAA golf program. History \| Founding The University of Houston began as Houston Junior College (HJC). On March 7, 1927, trustees of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution that authorized the founding and operating of a junior college. The junior college was operated and administered by HISD. Originally HJC was located in San Jacinto High School and offered only night courses. Its first session began March 7, 1927, with an enrollment of 232 students and 12 faculty. This session was primarily held to educate the future teachers of the junior college, freshmen were not permitted to enroll. A more accurate date for the official opening of HJC is September 19, 1927, when enrollment was opened to all persons having completed the necessary educational requirements. The first president of HJC was Edison Ellsworth Oberholtzer, who was the dominant force in establishing the junior college. University beginnings The junior college became eligible to become a university in October 1933 when Governor of Texas, Miriam A. Ferguson, signed House Bill 194 into law. On April 30, 1934, HISD's Board of Education adopted a resolution to make the school a four-year institution, and Houston Junior College changed its name to the University of Houston. UH's first session as a four-year institution began June 4, 1934, at San Jacinto High School with an enrollment of 682. In 1934, the first campus of the University of Houston was established at the Second Baptist Church at Milam and McGowen. The next fall, the campus was moved to t ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Houston Details

University of Houston Details
detail	value
state	Texas
conference	American Athletic Conference
public	Public
scores	1690/1127/25
level	AboveAverage
rank	[89
overall ROI rank	[60
size	large
undergrads	33037
grads	7877
price	34121
drop	49
stem	48
research	117
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Houston?

1. number 89 for Academics.

2. number 60 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Houston?

1. University of South Florida

2. Purdue University

3. University of California-Davis

4. Pennsylvania State University

5. Florida International University

6. University of California-Irvine

7. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Houston National Academic Rankings

University of Houston National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	89	212	90	90	86	56	109	74	60
All	97	99	69	80	79	49	68	40	72
All Nonivy	88	98	65	74	73	44	64	38	65
Div1	53	80	33	60	56	35	76	39	37
Div1 Nonivy	44	75	26	52	48	27	68	37	28
Div1 Public	32	50	13	37	37	21	61	32	22
Public	36	75	21	43	43	28	71	34	25
Stem Low	59	94	59	57	57	38	64	51	55
American Athletic Conference	2	6	1	5	4	1	3	3	1
South West Region	8	24	6	9	7	7	13	30	10
State of Texas	4	13	2	7	5	4	5	21	5
Top Ten Top250	89	212	90	90	86	56	109	74	60
Top Ten American Athletic Conference	2	6	1	5	4	1	3	3	1
Top Ten South West Region	10	10	4	8	7	6	7	5	8
Top Ten State of Texas	5	8	2	7	5	4	5	4	4

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of Houston Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Houston

University of Houston Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Houston
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.94	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
92.77	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
92.23	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
92.10	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
92.04	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
91.61	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
91.61	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
91.49	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
91.43	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
91.13	Portland State University	Oregon	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	308	408
90.08	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
86.03	The University of Texas at Arlington	Texas	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	240	157
85.57	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
85.48	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
85.38	San Jose State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	386	389
85.14	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
84.90	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
84.89	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
84.01	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
83.37	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
82.89	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
82.36	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
82.11	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
82.04	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
79.96	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
79.52	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
79.38	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
79.04	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
78.16	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
77.85	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	288	356
77.82	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
77.04	Wayne State University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	Average	414	286
76.66	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
76.18	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
76.18	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
76.06	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Average	283	217
76.05	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	368	278
76.05	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
76.02	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
75.95	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
75.76	University of Southern Mississippi	Mississippi	Conference USA	Public	Average	493	423
75.63	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
75.26	Louisiana Tech University	Louisiana	Conference USA	Public	Average	392	213
74.78	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Public	AboveAverage	312	185
74.78	University of New Orleans	Louisiana	Southland Conference	Public	Average	405	309
74.76	University of Michigan-Flint	Michigan	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	189	264
74.10	University of the Pacific	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	251	344
74.07	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida	Gulf South Conference / Sunshi...	Private	AboveAverage	260	130
73.94	Madonna University	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Private	AboveAverage	418	377
73.91	Ohio Northern University	Ohio	Ohio Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	332	170

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Houston Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Houston

University of Houston Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Houston
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.12	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
95.70	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
94.69	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
94.13	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
93.13	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
92.95	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
92.85	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
92.13	Big Ten Conference (Low)	-	Big Ten Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	51
91.15	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
90.68	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
89.89	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
87.26	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
86.44	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
86.04	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
85.23	Patriot League (Average)	-	Patriot League	-Conf-	Excellent	-	43
84.74	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
83.05	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
81.78	New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (Average)	-	New England Women's & Men's At...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	60
81.65	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
81.29	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
81.08	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
80.98	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
79.40	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
79.23	New England Small College Ath Conf (Low)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Excellent	-	165
78.69	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf (Average)	-	Southern California Intercoll ...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
78.11	Vassar College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Elite	82	177
77.85	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
77.85	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
77.60	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
76.95	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
76.78	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
75.25	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158

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