University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
TypePublic academic health science center
Established1972
Parent institution
University of Texas System
Endowment$487.6 million (market value)
PresidentMelina R. Kibbe
Academic staff
2,092
Administrative staff
5,259
Students5,241
1,077 Medical School
406 Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
289 Biomedical Informatics
565 Dentistry
1,647 Nursing
1,257 Public Health
Location, ,
United States

29°42′12″N 95°24′10″W / 29.703251°N 95.402871°W / 29.703251; -95.402871
CampusUrban; 4.94 million assignable sq. ft2
Websitewww.uth.edu

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is a public academic health science center in Houston, Texas, United States. It was created in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents. It is located in the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world. It is composed of six schools: