The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was created by the UT System Board of Regents and supported by the Texas Legislature in 1972. Located in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, the school is primarily a graduate education university focusing on the medical research. During World War II, UT was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission. In 2008, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston had an operating budget of $762.3 million with $191.7... million in research expenditures. The university has 3.9 million ft in 44 buildings and facilities throughout the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center. Since the university was established in 1972, 34,135 students have graduated. Over 600 grant-funded research projects are in progress at any given time. The health science center further enjoyed $108.1 million in endowments in 2008 and had a $2.3 billion economic impact on the Houston metropolitan region. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is popularly called "UTHealth".
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