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Ezekiel W. Cullen building 3
The Ezekiel W. Cullen building at the University of Houston

The University of Houston is a public university in Houston, Texas. It was started in 1927, and has nearly 35,000 students.

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  • University of Houston in 1934

    UH held its first classes at San Jacinto High School in 1934

  • Roy Gustav Cullen Building

    Built in 1938, the Roy G. Cullen Building is the first building on campus

  • Aerial view of the University of Houston (1950)

    University of Houston, circa 1950

  • A.D Bruce Religion Center

    A.D. Bruce Religion Center, named after the university's third president

  • Rebecca and John J. Moores School of Music

    Moores School of Music Building, constructed in 1997

  • Ezekiel W. Cullen Building (Alternate)

    Ezekiel W. Cullen Building

  • Science and Engineering Classroom

    Science and Engineering Classroom Building

  • Farish Hall

    Stephen Power Farish Hall

  • Wortham Theatre

    Lyndall Finley Wortham Theater

  • UH Recreation and Wellness Center

    Campus Recreation and Wellness Center

  • Renu Khator (cropped)

    Renu Khator, President of the University of Houston

  • Coat of arms of the University of Houston

    Coat of arms of the University of Houston

  • M.D. Anderson Library

    M.D. Anderson Library is the general collection library of the university

  • Melcher Hall (Front)

    Melcher Hall, one of three buildings of the C.T. Bauer College of Business

  • University of Houston Science Center

    Houston Science Center

  • Cullen Performance Hall (Night)

    Cullen Performance Hall

  • Cougar Village

    Cougar Village I

  • Calhoun Lofts

    Calhoun Lofts

  • Logo of the University of Houston

    Collegiate symbol and heritage mark

  • Shasta VI

    Shasta VI

  • UoHcougarpaw

    Graphic representation of The Cougar Paw

  • Night panorama of TDECU Stadium

    TDECU Stadium, home of the Houston Cougars football team

  • Cougar Field with FieldTurf

    Schroeder Park, home of the Houston Cougars baseball team

  • Bonnie J. Dunbar

    Bonnie J. Dunbar, UH alumna and former NASA astronaut

  • Fred Couples

    Fred Couples, UH alumnus and professional golfer


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