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The University of Houston (often referred to as "U of H", "UH", or "Houston") is a public doctoral/research university located in Houston, Texas. It is the flagship institution and the only doctoral degree-granting university in the University of Houston System, which includes three other universities and two multi-institution teaching centers. Founded in 1927, the University serves more than 35,300 students on a 560-acre campus southeast of Downtown Houston. It currently is the third-largest university in the state of Texas and twenty-third largest university in the United States by enrollment, awarding more than 6,600 degrees annually.