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1.	In Brief

2.	Colleges

3.	Famous alumni

4.	External links

	In Brief

	The University of Houston is a nationally recognized doctoral degree-granting, comprehensive research university located in Houston, Texas. It is part of the University of Houston System. The university was founded 1927 at San Jacinto High School, and moved to its current campus in 1938. Amongst the most prestigious of the University of Houston's colleges is the University of Houston Law Center, a law school that is frequently ranked in the top 50 law schools by U.S. News and World Report each year. In addition, the Law Center's Institute for Health Law and Policy is the top ranked such program amongst U.S. law schools. The mascot of the University of Houston is the Cougar. The official student newspaper is The Daily Cougar, the second largest English-language daily newspaper in Houston. The university has an inter-collegiate sports program, which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, in Division I-A. The University is home to the Creative Writing Program, which was founded by alumnus Donald Barthelme and offers a BA, MA, and PhD in Fiction Writing. Noted writers who have come out of the program include novelist Robert Clark Young. The University is also home to the Blaffer Gallery, which exhibits both visiting artists and student work from the University of Houston Department of Art. The university has an on-site Hilton hotel. The full-service hotel is apart of of the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management. It regulary competes with Cornell University for the top spot for hospitality management in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. It is known as one of the world's premier hospitality institutions. The university also ranks as one of the most diverse campuses in the nation. The university has significant Asian-American and Hispanic populations. It also has over 2,800 international students with significant concentration from South Asian and East Asian origins. African American 13.0% Asian/Pacific Islander 18.7% Hispanic 18.1% International 8.1% Native American 0.4% White/Other 39.5% Unknown 2.2%

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