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Rice Institute

Rice University
William Marsh Rice University
The academic seal of Rice University. A shield divided by a chevron, carrying three owls as charges, with scrollwork saying LETTERS, SCIENCE, ART
Former names
William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art (1912–1960)
Motto Letters, Science, Art
Type Private, non-profit
Established 1912
Endowment $5.324 billion (2016)
President David Leebron
Provost Marie Lynn Miranda
Academic staff
665 full time
Administrative staff
2,152
Students 6,623 (Fall 2015)
Undergraduates 3,879 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates 2,744 (Fall 2014)
Location Houston, Texas, U.S.
Campus Urban, 295 acres (119 ha)
Colors Blue and gray
         
Nickname Owls
Mascot Sammy the Owl
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IC-USA
Website www.rice.edu
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University rankings
National
ARWU 38
Forbes 30
U.S. News & World Report 15
Washington Monthly 36
Global
ARWU 72
QS 90
Times 87
U.S. News & World Report 61

USNWR graduate school rankings

Business 29
Engineering 29

USNWR departmental rankings

Biological Sciences 42
Chemistry 33
Computer Science 20
Earth Sciences 25
Economics 42
English 35
History 34
Mathematics 28
Physics 26
Political Science 33
Psychology 50
Statistics 28

Rice University, officially William Marsh Rice University, is a private research university located on a 295-acre (119-hectare) campus in Houston, Texas, United States. The university is situated near the Houston Museum District and is adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is generally considered the top university and the most selective institute of higher education in the state of Texas.

Opened in 1912 after the murder of its namesake William Marsh Rice, Rice is now a research university with an undergraduate focus. Its emphasis on education is demonstrated by a small student body and 6:1 student-faculty ratio. The university has a very high level of research activity for its size, with $115.3 million in sponsored research funding in 2011. Rice is noted for its applied science programs in the fields of artificial heart research, structural chemical analysis, signal processing, space science, and nanotechnology. It was ranked first in the world in materials science research by the Times Higher Education (THE) in 2010. Rice is a member of the Association of American Universities.

The university is organized into eleven residential colleges and eight schools of academic study, including the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the School of Social Sciences, School of Architecture, Shepherd School of Music and the School of Humanities. Graduate programs are offered through the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, School of Architecture, Shepherd School of Music, and Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. Rice students are bound by the strict Honor Code, which is enforced by a student-run Honor Council.


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