Become a Cougar!!

Welcome to the University of Houston—a Tier One Academic University in the heart of the country’s 4^th largest city! In January 2011, the University of Houston joined the ranks of the top research universities in the nation!! The designation makes the University of Houston one of only three Tier One research universities in Texas, along with the University of Texas and Texas A&M. In addition to being a Tier One university, UH has also been chosen as one of the nation's best colleges for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review.  Now you know one main reason we LOVE our university.

One, two, three strikes you’re out? Not at the University of Houston! UH has had 77 student-athletes/coaches participate in an Olympics, earning 33 medals. We’ve also had 16 intercollegiate teams compete in Conference USA, winning 33 titles in the past 10 years. Such notable athletes include Olympic medalists Carl Lewis, Leroy Burrell, and diver Yulia Pakhalina; 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.

On top of all of these key successes, our volleyball team is excelling as well.  We are currently7-3 and have a top 25 win this season!!  Our players had the most successful year in the classroom in 2010-2011 earning a 3.37 cumulative GPA – the  highest in the entire athletic department!  So while there are many fantastic university’s for you to choose from, we hope you take a closer look at the University of Houston. We are the PRIDE of Houston.  GO COOGS!