Has the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recognized UH as a Tier One research university?
Yes. In its most recent classification of universities, issued in January 2011, the Carnegie Foundation categorized UH as a Research University with “very high research activity” (RU/VH), the highest classification given to research universities and the equivalent of Tier One status. It joins the University of Texas and Texas A&M as the only public universities in Texas in this top tier. For more information, please see Carnegie FAQs.
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