#1 – UH is the most ethnically diverse major research university in America
126 – The number of different countries represented in UH’s diverse student body.
72 – The number of National Merit Finalists currently enrolled at University of Houston.
75% - The percentage of UH students who remain in Houston for at least ten years after graduation.
75 – Number of student-athletes selected to Conference-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
232,422 – Total number of bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees granted by UH since 1927.
1,600 – Number of Louisiana students admitted to UH following Hurricane Katrina.
3,500+ – Is the number of Alumni that own their own company or are presidents of businesses or corporations.
920,000 – Number of hours that UH students work in the surrounding communities each year.
160,000 – The number of active UH Alumni who hold successful and diverse positions as U.S. Secretary of Education, congressmen, legislators, CEO of Sears, CEO of Dynegy, CEO of Neiman Marcus, astronauts, judges, educators, actors, artists, and much more.
LIMELIGHT – Our long history of successful alumni in the arts includes actors Dennis and Randy Quaid, Brent Spiner, Loretta Devine, and Robert Wahl; novelist Alice Sebold and Padgett Powell; singer Larry Gatlin; artists Julian Schnabel, Michael Ray Charles, “The Art Guys”—Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing; broadcasters Jim Nantz, Tom Jarriel, Dominique Sachse; as well as Motion Picture Association president Jack Valenti; clothing designer Victor Costa; and film director Walter Coblenz.
SCORE! – Cougar athletic stars include Olympic medalists Carl Lewis and Leroy Burrell; Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware; NBA stars Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon; golfers Fred Couples, Steve Elkington and Fuzzy Zoeller; and MLB pitchers Doug Drabek, Ryan Wagner and Woody Williams.
