University of Houston–Clear Lake
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| Type | State university |
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| Established | 1971 |
| Endowment | US$22.6 million |
| President | William A. Staples |
| Provost | Carl A. Stockton |
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Academic staff
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744 |
| Students | 8,628 |
| Undergraduates | 5,920 |
| Postgraduates | 2,708 |
| Location | Pasadena, Texas, U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban, 524 acres (2.12 km2) |
| Colors | Blue and green |
| Nickname | Hawks |
| Mascot | Hunter the Hawk |
| Affiliations |
UH System AASCU |
| Website | uhcl |
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The University of Houston–Clear Lake (UHCL) is a four-year state university and one of four distinct institutions in the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 524 acres (2.12 km2) in Houston, with a branch campus in Pearland. Founded in 1971, UHCL has an enrollment of more than 8,500 students. The U.S. News & World Report ranks the university No. 74 in its Regional Universities (West) rankings, and No. 24 among public universities in the same category.
The university serves students in four academic colleges. UHCL offers nearly 90 degree programs: 40 bachelors, 44 masters, and two doctoral. Awarding more than 2,100 degrees annually, the university's alumni base exceeds 50,000.
In 1961 NASA announced that the Manned Spacecraft Center would be located in Houston just off the shores of Clear Lake. Early in the development of the Manned Spacecraft Center, a demand for graduate studies grew within NASA and the nearby space-related industries.
In 1964 the University of Houston (UH) began offering courses in physics, math, and various engineering programs to NASA employees at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). On September 10, 1965, MSC Director Robert R. Gilruth formally requested that the University of Houston give immediate consideration to the establishment of a permanent graduate and undergraduate educational facility in the Clear Lake area. UH President, Philip G. Hoffman, replied that "…it would be difficult for us to be unresponsive to vital needs of the MSC and its staff," but indicated that "the acquisition of appropriate land in the Clear Lake City area would be of crucial importance to this project."
Humble Oil responded by donating 50 acres (200,000 m2) of land in the Clear Lake City development to the University of Houston for the establishment of a permanent undergraduate and graduate facility. A total of 487 acres (1.97 km2) would be donated from the Friendswood Development Corp. to become the University of Houston at Clear Lake City.
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