U of H - top tier status (Center, Rankin: 2010, apartments)

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Who decides on whether a university is a top tier or not? US News?

[XodoX]

Originally Posted by texas7

I think they could do it - if they attract the right professors, researchers, etc. However, it would mean tightening admissions and they might find a lot of opposition in that because all local students would have left here are community colleges.

But that's the same in Austin.

[Scarface713]

Originally Posted by texas7

I think they could do it - if they attract the right professors, researchers, etc. However, it would mean tightening admissions and they might find a lot of opposition in that because all local students would have left here are community colleges.

Yeah, community colleges, as well as place like Sam Houston State and Prairie View. Both universities in the Houston CSA. Now, it would be nice if the Houston area could have another major university of two (a branch of UT maybe), down here. We need more college students. We lag behind DFW, Austin, and SA.

[dv1033]

Originally Posted by Angel713

Yeah, community colleges, as well as place like Sam Houston State and Prairie View. Both universities in the Houston CSA. Now, it would be nice if the Houston area could have another major university of two (a branch of UT maybe), down here. We need more college students. We lag behind DFW, Austin, and SA.

Well have UH-Clear Lake and UH- Sugar Land. But I see your point. However, San Antonio and Austin aren't too much different. Austin has UT and St. Edwards, what else am I missing?

[jluke65780]

Originally Posted by dv1033

Well have UH-Clear Lake and UH- Sugar Land. But I see your point. However, San Antonio and Austin aren't too much different. Austin has UT and St. Edwards, what else am I missing?

don't forget Huston Tillotson university in Austin. However, Houston isn't exactly lagging behind Austin or SA.

[MommiePreMed]

Originally Posted by texas7

I think they could do it - if they attract the right professors, researchers, etc. However, it would mean tightening admissions and they might find a lot of opposition in that because all local students would have left here are community colleges.

Well then, the public school system needs to actually PREPARE their students to enter a college with admissions criteria. Believe me, there are plenty of Houston area students that don't qualify for the Main U of H campus with their current admissions policy.

U of H Downtown will take anyone with a pulse.

[RVD26]

UH is a good school with some excellent professors.
I don't understand why it gets bashed just b/c it doesn't have the UT or A&M name behind it.
I attended one of the top public universities in the nation in another state and then transferred to UH when I moved to Houston.
I was a little apprehensive at first, but in the end I never felt that I was getting any less of an education at UH.
The only difference was the complete lack of school spirit at UH mostly due to it being a commuter school.
I agree they could afford to tighten admission standards b/c there are surely people attending UH who don't belong there.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by jluke65780

don't forget Huston Tillotson university in Austin. However, Houston isn't exactly lagging behind Austin or SA.

The problem is comparing a metro of Houston size to the metro of San Antonio and Austin size. When you compare Houston to other cities of similar sizes, it slightly lags. It's way behind NY, Chicago, and Los Angeles. But Even Washington, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. I think Houston desperately needs for UH to improve it's status. Maybe it will attract more out of state students. But I do agree with MommiePreMad. HISD needs to start preparing their students much better than they are doing now for college.

[LizzySWW]

Only 6 universities in this state rank within the top 200 nationally ranked universities. U of H doesn't get bashed, it just doesn't compete with our better schools in the ratings.

Rice #16
UT #47
A&M #64
SMU #66
Baylor #76
TCU #113

source: US World News

[beanball]

It would be nice. Texas has a surprisingly small number of tier 1 universities for a state our size.