The University of Houston (often referred to as "U of H" or "UH") is a doctoral degree-granting, research university located in Houston, Texas and was formerly known as University of Houston–University Park. It is the only doctoral degree-granting university and is the flagship institution with the largest enrollment in the University of Houston System – a state system of higher education that includes three other universities and two multi-institution teaching centers. The University of Houston is Texas's third-largest university by enrollment.

Founded in 1927 as Houston Junior College and becoming a four-year institution in 1934, the University serves more than 35,300 students in 12 academic colleges and in the interdisciplinary Honors College on a 560-acre campus southeast of Downtown Houston. UH offers 109 bachelor's, 131 master's, 51 doctoral, and three professional degree programs. UH awards more than 6,600 degrees annually.

The University of Houston conducts research in each academic department and operates more than 40 research centers and institutes on campus. The interdisciplinary research conducted at UH breaks new ground in such vital areas as superconductivity, space commercialization, biomedical engineering, economics, education, petroleum exploration, virtual technology, and much more. In addition, UH hosts a variety of theatre, concerts, lectures, and intercollegiate sports.

• Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston
• Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston
• Department of Mathematics, University of Houston
• Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston