Innovative academic offerings
Build your future with UH’s top-ranked programs, where advanced learning and real-world experience converge.
Build your future with UH’s top-ranked programs, where advanced learning and real-world experience converge.
With flexible courses and affordable programs, costs won’t stop anyone from becoming a Coog.
UH offers a wealth of opportunities, both on campus and beyond, to create your ideal future.
Eager to explore the ecology of coffee in Costa Rica, deliver an impassioned pitch about how stress management systems can transform society or direct your first multi-million-dollar investment fund? UH’s innovative academic programs offer meaningful modes of study that unlock new levels of student success. With real-world coursework, internships, competitions and co-curricular opportunities, UH ranks #1 in Texas for experiential learning, #1 nationally for entrepreneurship and in Forbes’ top 50 for public universities.
Costs shouldn’t stop anyone from becoming a Coog. As one of the nation’s top-ranked schools for social mobility, UH is constantly coming up with new ways to make education affordable and accessible. In addition to part-time and online courses that help students balance multiple commitments, programs like Cougar Promise cover tuition and fees for middle- and low-income families. Regardless of students’ circumstances, UH is committed to providing each Coog a quality education without financial stress.
UH is in the heart of Houston, the epicenter of everything. As the Energy Capital and home to the world’s largest medical center, NASA’s Johnson Space Center and many Fortune 500 companies, Houston’s professional opportunities are endless. The leisure scene includes museums, theaters, major league sports and troves of hidden gems waiting to be discovered. Plus, the UH campus is a world unto itself, with 575+ student organizations and a nonstop stream of events. UH offers endless possibilities so you can shape your ideal path.
What fuels Cougar Pride? For some, it’s the alumni network of 339,000+, which includes top CEOs, Oscar winners, Olympic medalists and groundbreaking innovators. For others, it’s yelling “Whose House?” and hearing a stadium full of fans respond “Coogs House!” For you, it could be the colorful campus traditions — like rubbing the Cougar paw for good luck — that make the college experience come alive. There are so many reasons why Cougar Pride runs deep.
Becoming a Cougar is about becoming your best self. UH offers top-ranked academic programs and expertise across a range of sectors, a city you can sink your teeth into and a campus bursting with opportunities to develop your talents.