University of Houston System

University of Houston System
MottoIn Tempore (Latin)
Motto in English
In Time
TypeState university system
Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Endowment$1.05 billion (2023)[1]
Budget$2.01 billion (FY2024)[2]
ChancellorRenu Khator
Students73,533 (Fall 2022)[3]
Location
Houston
,
Texas
,
United States

29°43′13″N 95°20′37″W / 29.72037°N 95.34374°W / 29.72037; -95.34374
Websitewww.uhsystem.edu

The University of Houston System is a public university system in the U.S. state of Texas, comprising four separate and distinct universities. It also owns and holds broadcasting licenses to a public television station (KUHT) and a public radio station (KUHF).

The fourth-largest university system in Texas, the UH System has more than 70,000 students and 495,000 alumni from the four distinct universities.[4] Its flagship institution is the University of Houston, a comprehensive doctoral degree-granting research university of about 43,000 students.[5][6][7][8] The economic impact of the UH System contributes over $3 billion annually to the Texas economy, while generating about 24,000 jobs.[9][10]

The administration is housed in the Ezekiel W. Cullen Building, located on the campus of the University of Houston. The chancellor of the UH System is Renu Khator, who serves concurrently as president of the University of Houston. The System is governed by nine voting-member board of regents, appointed by the Governor of Texas.

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2023. "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLS). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Fiscal Year 2024 Plan and Budget" (PDF). University of Houston System. August 23, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference UHAccountabilityReport was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "University of Houston System Fall 2012 Statistical Profile". University of Houston System. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  5. ^ Khator, Renu (October 3, 2012). "State of the University: Fall 2012". University of Houston. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Bonnin, Richard. "Carnegie Foundation Gives University of Houston its Highest Classification for Research Success, Elevating UH to Tier One Status". University of Houston. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  7. ^ "UH achieves Tier One status in research". Houston Business Journal. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  8. ^ "UH takes big step up to Tier One status". Houston Chronicle. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  9. ^ TRESAUGUE, Matthew (2006-05-17). "Study suggests UH degrees are crucial economic factor". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  10. ^ "The Economic Impact of Higher Education on Houston: A Case Study of the University of Houston System" (PDF). University of Houston System. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-14.