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University · Houston, United States

University of Houston

State research university in Houston, Texas, United States

Official website and accounts

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1927
official name
  • University of Houston
native label
  • University of Houston
motto text
  • In Tempore (la)
  • In Time
language used
academic calendar type
mascot

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
street address
  • 212 E. Cullen Building, Houston, TX, 77204-2018
postal code
  • 77204-2018
coordinate location
  • 29.7189, -95.3392
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 47,090 · September 2020
employees
  • 5,520 · September 2020
admission rate
  • 63% · 2020
admission yield rate
  • 29% · 2020
chairperson

Rankings and recognition

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Structure and memberships

parent organization or unit
member of
9 more
athletics program

Other facts

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Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (2)
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Wikimedia and technical details (9)
Commons category
  • University of Houston
topic's main category
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category for employees of the organization
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IPv6 routing prefix
  • 2a03:b600:654::/107
API endpoint URL
Commons gallery
  • University of Houston
social media followers
  • 228,112 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 107145333 · 4 February 2023
Earlier figures (3)
  • 215,359 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 107145333 · 1 March 2022
  • 207,779 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 107145333 · 3 January 2021
  • 206,552 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 107145333 · 24 April 2020
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  • uh.edu · has characteristic: verified account or profile · Bluesky DID: did:plc:vcecpqletynbcao6ls6fnhox
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  • uhouston · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 206,552 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 107145333 · 24 April 2020
  • UHouston
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