The University of Houston, formerly University of Houston–University Park, is a comprehensive doctoral degree-granting university located in Houston, Texas. UH 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.

Founded in 1927 as Houston Junior College, and becoming a four-year institution in 1934, the University now serves more than 35,300 students in 12 academic colleges and in the interdisciplinary Honors College—all 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 6,800 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.