About University of Houston:

University of Houston is a public institution that was founded in 1927. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 35,871, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 594 acres. The University of Houston is situated in one of the largest cities in the country, which puts students in an ideal location to find internships and research opportunities. The campus is located in downtown Houston, and freshmen are not required to live on campus. Each year, students turn the campus into a town called Fiesta City in time for the Frontier Fiesta, a string of concerts, talent shows, cook-offs and more. There are more than 400 student organizations to check out, including fraternities and sororities. With more than 40 centers, the University of Houston is devoted to research and community initiatives. There are a wide variety of graduate programs, including the University of Houston Law Center, which is well known for health care law and intellectual property law, as well as for its part-time law program.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 362 392 399 394 433 419 450 442

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Engineering 238 223 241 279 255 268 273 279 247 232 241 242 212 232 214 112 100
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 - - - -
Medicine - - - - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 - - - -
Natural Sciences 271 253 255 - 273 284 293 261 252 255 267 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350
Social Sciences 165 221 157 159 193 191 204 204 219 225 207 221 214 259 240 221 241

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemistry 220 215 197 233 242 202 192 213 215 213 284 295 143 134
Chemical Engineering 219 223 249 - - - - 282 - 267 - 291 116 113
Civil Engineering 216 - - 258 244 268 - 265 273 285 228 200 116 68
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Computer Science - 299 267 258 236 184 182 191 183 161 172 151 66 38
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 127 136 - 149 155 172
Electrical Engineering 293 292 - 235 271 196 168 146 138 125 131 113 38 34
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences 240 234 236 240 263 227 253 228 266 272 - 271 268 294
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - 248 240 283 268 235 188 193 220 204 236 221 130 93
Mathematics 282 289 220 261 267 260 265 301-350 291 301-350 401-450 401-450 301-350 301-350
Mechanical Engineering - 257 228 280 272 288 293 - - 289 284 276 128 119
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 351-400 401-450 351-400
Physics - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 162 176 - 194 174 166
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 276 256 297 292 277 277
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - 133 142
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - 163 172
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -