Residential Colleges
Set yourself up for ultimate success at UH by choosing a Residential College.
Be intentional about your future
Choose the strongest start to your freshman year with a University of Houston Residential College. Craft your learning environment by selecting the meaningful peer collaboration, exclusive access, and dedicated support that prioritizes your education, your vision, and your future.
From scheduled events to common classes, you’ll live and learn alongside students who share your interests, your passions, and your ambitious goals. And from faculty and guest lectures to off-campus excursions, your interactions will put you on a successful path through UH and into your professional career.
The Residential College life means:
- A supported cohort model
- An immersive, year-long learning experience
- Access to a staff or faculty Liaison, as well as faculty and industry leaders
- Connection to university, academic, and career resources, including dedicated faculty and advisors
- Common courses taken among Residential College members
- A peer network that lasts through college and beyond
Joining is easy!
- Review Residential College options below.
- Submit your 2026 - 2027 Housing Agreement;
- Select your Residential College home.
2026-2027 Residential Colleges
STEM Residential College
Be a part of the first STEM Residential College cohort—where top first-year students from across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors will build a collaborative network, learn from faculty and industry leaders, and be supported by dedicated residential college faculty and advisors.
White Coat Residential College
Join the inaugural cohort of the White Coat Residential College – a community designed for motivated, high-achieving incoming freshmen who are serious about pursuing competitive professional and graduate programs in health professions. You and your peers will challenge each other, participate in exclusive visits to Houston-area medical providers, interact with health professionals, and be supported on your academic path by dedicated residential college faculty and advisors.