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UH Continues to Diversify
Data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shows that
UH leads the state in the increase in bachelors degrees awarded
to Hispanic and African American students.
Attracting Top-Ten Students
UH more than doubled the fellowships awarded to top 10%
graduate and
professional students with a total of fifty for 2001.
Students Gain National Recognition
Thirty-one UH students were included in Whos Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Continuing to Lead in Research Grants
UH received a record $12.3 million in research grants in November,
2001, the largest single-month total in the schools history.
Colleges Break New Ground
The Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture launched a new
program in Industrial Design, the first in the states of Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, or New Mexico.
The C.T. Bauer College of Business completed their AIM Center
for Investment Management, a real-world securities trading center.
The Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management
founded the Wine and Spirits Management Institute for commercial
beverage management.
The Graduate School of Social Work received a $500,000 grant
from the Hearst Foundation to establish a scholarship endowment
for their expanding gerontology program.
The College of Technology established the Center for Technology
Literacy, enhancing the understanding of technological activity
and researching the development of a technologically literate citizenry.
UH Tops National Rankings
The UH Law Centers Health Law and Policy Institute
is ranked number one and the Institute for Intellectual Property
and Information Law is ranked fourth by U.S. News & World
Report.
The UH Creative Writing Program is ranked number two in the
nation by U.S. News & World Report.
More than 60 percent of the states optometrists earn
their degrees from the UH College of Optometry.
Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog ranks UH second in
the nation at responding to individual financial aid needs.
77th Legislature Supports Many UH Initiatives
Thanks to the united support of the Gulf Coast delegation and many
other legislators, UH received increased funding for instructional
and research programs, $51 million in tuition revenue bonds for
a new science and engineering building, and $12 million in new excellence
funding over the biennium.
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Student Statistics 2001
Total Enrollment at UH
33,007
Breakdown of
Student Population by Level
Undergraduate and
Postbaccalaureate: 25,931
Masters, Doctoral, and
Special Professional: 7,076
Breakdown of
Student Population by Gender
Male: 15,535 (47%)
Female: 17,472 (53%)
Breakdown of
Student Population by Ethnicity
African American: 4,451 (13.5%)
Asian/Pacific Islander:
5,972 (18.1%)
Hispanic: 5,767 (17.5%)
International: 2,439 (7.4%)
Native American: 146 (0.4%)
White/Other: 13,613 (41.2%)
Unknown: 619 (1.9%)
Research Activity 2001
Total Awards:
$53,123,967.00
Total Expenditures:
$47,106,417.00
Breakdown of Awards
Federal: $28,614,209.00
State: $7,733,873.00
Local: $718,568.00
Private/Profit: $3,762,560.00
Private/Non-Profit: $4,095,100.00
Universities: $3,425,009.00
Foundations: $4,774,648.00
Breakdown of Expenditures
Federal: $21,684,512.00
State: $11,421,088.00
Local: $241,520.00
Private/Profit: $3,631,703.00
Private/Non-Profit: $3,479,445.00
Universities: $2,553,432.00
Foundations: $4,094,717.00
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