University of Houston - Downtown
One Main Street
Houston, TX 77002

The University of Houston - Downtown, founded in 1974, is a state-funded, public university, contained in connected, multi-story buildings on the northern end of Houston's central business district. The urban university has an open admissions policy at the undergraduate level and boasts more than 11,500 enrolled students.

One of four distinct universities in the University of Houston System, the urban university offers both undergraduate and a limited number of graduate academic degree programs.

Flexibility is a key component of the University of Houston - Downtown's success. Courses are available through daytime, evening and weekend classes. Distance education classes are available online, via live, interactive videoconferences, and at a variety of off-campus locations.

Quick Facts

• The first four-year degree available at the University of Houston - Downtown was the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.


• The Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business is the urban university's first degree program offered online.


• Fifty-one percent of the students are full-time, the remaining students attend the urban university part-time.


• The University of Houston - Downtown offers master's programs in four disciplines: the Master of Science in Criminal Justice, the Master of Science in Professional Writing and Technical Communication, the Master of Security Management, and the Master of Arts in Teaching