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Yes — University of Houston hosts Army ROTC on campus through Cougar Battalion. Students from 7 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Cougar Battalion · Cougar
Cougar Battalion trains cadets at University of Houston for service in the U.S. Army.
About this program
The Cougar Battalion is the Army ROTC program run through the University of Houston's Department of Military Science, offering undergraduate and graduate students leadership training aimed at success in any career field. A distinctive feature is its metro-wide availability: the program is open to students at all universities and colleges in the Houston metropolitan area, and it offers merit-based scholarships that can pay up to the full cost of tuition.
Cadets combine classroom coursework with field training to develop the discipline, leadership, and military skills needed to earn a commission as an Army officer—without interfering with their other studies. The battalion also supports the Green to Gold program, a two-year path that lets eligible active-duty enlisted soldiers complete a bachelor's or two-year graduate degree and commission as officers.
Scholarships at this unit
Scholarship route obligating service in the Army Reserve or National Guard rather than active duty.
Service obligation: 8 years
Active-duty enlisted soldiers transition to officer via ROTC with several scholarship options (2-year, 3-year, 4-year).
Service obligation: 8 years
On-campus scholarship awarded to enrolled cadets at the start of their MS-II year.
Service obligation: 6 years
Covers full tuition and fees OR room and board (your choice), plus a $420/month stipend (10 months/yr) and $1,200/yr book allowance. Merit-based board score with PT assessment and SAT/ACT. Application opened June 14, 2026; final deadline to start an application is March 4, 2027. Three selection boards (Oct, Jan, Mar). 8-year total service obligation; you can exit after freshman year with no obligation.
Service obligation: 8 years
Cross-town and partner schools
Students at these schools can join Cougar Battalion. They travel to University of Houston for training.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Houston.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Houston.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Houston.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Houston.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Houston.
Cross-enroll students take Military Science courses at University of Houston.
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Phone: 713-743-3883
Official site: https://www.uh.edu/rotc
Location: University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2018
Army ROTC FAQ
Does University of Houston have Army ROTC?
Yes — University of Houston hosts Army ROTC on campus through Cougar Battalion. Students from 7 partner schools also join it cross-town.
Is Cougar Battalion a host unit or cross-town?
Cougar Battalion is the host unit, based at University of Houston. Students at 7 partner schools join it cross-town and train at University of Houston.
Where is Cougar Battalion located?
Cougar Battalion is hosted at University of Houston in Texas. The battalion's training events, classes, and PT all run on the University of Houston campus.
Which colleges and universities can attend Cougar Battalion?
In addition to University of Houston, students enrolled at Rice University, University of St. Thomas, Houston Christian University, Texas Southern University, University of Houston-Downtown, and University of Houston-Clear Lake can contract through Cougar Battalion via cross-town agreements. Cross-town cadets keep their primary academics at the partner school and travel to the host for ROTC-side coursework.
What scholarships are available through Cougar Battalion?
Army ROTC cadets at this battalion compete for AROTC 4-Year National, AROTC 3-Year Advanced, Minuteman (Reserve/Guard), Green-to-Gold (prior-enlisted). National awards apply out of high school; on-campus side-loads kick in once a cadet is enrolled and contracted.
What's the Army ROTC summer training for cadets at Cougar Battalion?
After the MS-III year, cadets ship to Cadet Summer Training (Advanced Camp) at Fort Knox for the 31-day capstone evaluation that drives branching and order-of-merit standing.
How big is the corps at Cougar Battalion?
Public corps-size figures aren't always published year-to-year; Army ROTC battalions in this size class generally carry between several dozen and a few hundred contracted cadets depending on host enrollment.
What's the commissioning path through Cougar Battalion?
Cadets who complete the four-year Army ROTC curriculum and meet medical, fitness, and academic standards commission as officers in the U.S. Army. The battalion reports through U.S. Army Cadet Command.
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