Rice University
Region: Northern America
Country/Region: United States
Found Year: 1912
Address: 6100 Main St
Introduction

As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to pathbreaking research, unsurpassed teaching and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this mission by cultivating a diverse community of learning and discovery that produces leaders across the spectrum of human endeavor. Education has remained at the center of Rice University’s mission since the school opened in 1912. Rice combines the advantages of a liberal arts college with the resources and facilities of a premier research university. Our students have unparalleled opportunities to learn from distinguished faculty through classroom interaction, research collaboration and experiential opportunities. Some of the important engineering and science developments include Rice becoming the first university in the nation with a department wholly dedicated to space science; Rice researchers joining Dr. Michael DeBakey and his Baylor College of Medicine team to produce the first artificial heart; and Rice professors Robert Curl, Richard Smalley and British chemist Sir Harold Kroto receiving the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their discovery of buckyballs, which introduced the field of nanotechnology. In addition to engineering, Rice has highly respected schools of architecture, business, continuing studies, humanities, music, natural sciences and social sciences. Rice also is home to the Baker Institute for Public Policy, a nonpartisan think tank that has brought a distinctive voice to national policy dialogue, and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, an interdisciplinary research organization that now conducts the longest ongoing study, over 40 years, of any metropolitan area in the U.S. It cultivates leadership and entrepreneurship skills in its students through the Doerr Institute for New Leaders and the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Students from all disciplines learn to work together to invent and problem solve in the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen. Several initiatives, including the Center for Civic Leadership, link Rice students with opportunities for research and service in the country’s fourth-largest city. Rice welcomes students from all walks of life, many of them first generation, and supports their success with the Rice Emerging Scholars Program. Rice is consistently heralded as one of the best values in higher education. Rice practices need-blind admission of domestic students, meets 100 percent of all admitted students’ demonstrated need. Beginning in fall 2019, Rice introduced a simple, generous financial aid plan. Updated for fall 2024, students with family incomes below $75,000 receive grant aid covering their full tuition and all of their mandatory fees and room and board. Domestic students from middle-income families with typical assets receive grant aid to cover at least full tuition if they earn up to $140,000 a year, and at least half tuition for families earning between $140,001 and $200,000. Located on a 300-acre wooded campus in the heart of Houston, Rice is surrounded by the Texas Medical Center, the Museum District, Hermann Park, Rice Village and a variety of restaurants, and is a short MetroRail ride, to the theater, symphony, ballet, opera and major league sports. The distinctive residential college system enhances the Rice experience by allowing students to flourish in a community of their peers. Minority students represent more than half of the undergraduate student body, and Rice ranks highly in national student surveys for quality of life and student happiness. Rice benefits from an undergraduate student-faculty ratio of just under 6:1, a median class size of 14 and an endowment of nearly $8 billion.

Academic Ranking of World Universities
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Academic Ranking of World Universities
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2022
101-150
2023
101-150
2024
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
Best Ranked Subjects
Subject Rank
Materials Science & Engineering
34
Statistics
47
Chemistry
51-75
Mechanical Engineering
51-75
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
51-75
Biomedical Engineering
76-100
Political Sciences
76-100
Physics
101-150
Key Statistics
7994
Total Enrollment
2360(29.5%)
International Students
4186
Undergraduate Enrollment
647(15.5%)
International Students
3808
Graduate Enrollment
1713(45.0%)
International Students
Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations
Anthropology
Applied Physics
Architectural Studies
Architecture
Architecture and Building Science
Art
Art History
Asian Studies
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Bassoon Performance
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Biological Physics
Biosciences
Business
Cell Biology and Genetics
Cello Performance
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Physics
Chemistry
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
Clarinet Performance
Classical Studies
Cognitive Sciences
Composition
Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research
Computational Neuroscience
Computational Physics
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Double Bass Performance
Earth Science
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Economics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
English
Environmental Science
Environnmental Engineering
European Studies
Finance
Flute Performance
French Studies
General Physics
German Studies
Harp Performance
Health Sciences
History
Horn Performance
Integrative Biology
International Concentration
Latin American and Latinx Studies
Linguistics
Management
Managerial Economics and Organizational Sciences
Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Mathematical Economic Analysis
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Music
Music History
Music Theory
Neuroscience
Oboe Performance
Operations Research
Organ Performance
Percussion Performance
Philosophy
Physics
Piano Performance
Political Science
Psychology
Religion
Social Policy Analysis
Sociology
Spanish and Portuguese
Sport Analytics
Sport Law
Sport Leadership
Sport Management
Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology
Statistics
Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality
Trombone Performance
Trumpet Performance
Tuba Performance
Viola Performance
Violin Performance
Vocal Performance
Graduate Programs
Accounting - MAcc
Accounting - MBA
Accounting - PhD
African and African American Studies - Cert
Anthropology - MA
Anthropology - PhD
Applied Bioengineering - MBE
Applied Chemical Sciences - MSACS
Applied Physics - MS
Applied Physics - PhD
Architecture - MS
Architecture and Building Science - MArch
Art History - MA
Art History - PhD
Bassoon Performance - Artist's Diploma
Bassoon Performance - MMus
Biochemistry and Cell Biology - MS
Biochemistry and Cell Biology - PhD
Bioengineering - MBE
Bioengineering - MS
Bioengineering - PhD
Bioscience and Health Policy - MSBHP
Business - MA
Business - MBA
Business - PhD
Cello Performance - Artist's Diploma
Cello Performance - DMA
Cello Performance - MMus
Chemical Engineering - MChE
Chemical Engineering - MS
Chemical Engineering - PhD
Chemistry - MA
Chemistry - PhD
Civil Engineering - MCEE
Civil Engineering - MS
Civil Engineering - PhD
Clarinet Performance - Artist's Diploma
Clarinet Performance - DMA
Clarinet Performance - MMus
Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience - PhD
Composition - DMA
Composition - MMus
Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research - MA
Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research - MCAAM
Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research - PhD
Computational Science and Engineering - MCSE
Computer Science - MCS
Computer Science - MS
Computer Science - PhD
Data Science - MDS
Double Bass Performance - Artist's Diploma
Double Bass Performance - DMA
Double Bass Performance - MMus
Dual Credit Teacher Credentialing - English - Cert
Dual Credit Teacher Credentialing - History - Cert
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences - MS
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences - PhD
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - MS
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - PhD
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics - PhD
Economics - MA
Economics - PhD
Economics and Finance - PhD
Education - MAT
Electrical and Computer Engineering - MECE
Electrical and Computer Engineering - MS
Electrical and Computer Engineering - PhD
Energy - MBA
Energy Economics - MEEcon
Energy Geoscience - MSEG
Engineering Management and Leadership - MEML
English - MA
English - PhD
Entrepreneurship - MBA
Environmental Analysis - MSEA
Environmental Engineering - MCEE
Environmental Engineering - MS
Environmental Engineering - PhD
Finance - MBA
Finance - PhD
Flute Performance - Artist's Diploma
Flute Performance - DMA
Flute Performance - MMus
Global Affairs - MGA
Global Medical Innovation - MBE
Gnosticism, Esotericism and Mysticism - Cert
Harp Performance - Artist's Diploma
Harp Performance - MMus
Health Care - MBA
Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Research - PhD
History - MA
History - PhD
Horn Performance - Artist's Diploma
Horn Performance - MMus
Human-Computer Interaction and Human Factors - MHCIHF
Human-Computer Interaction and Human Factors - PhD
Industrial Engineering - MIE
Industrial-Organizational Psychology - MIOP
Industrial-Organizational Psychology - PhD
Liberal Studies - DLS
Liberal Studies - MLS
Marketing - MBA
Marketing - PhD
Materials Science and NanoEngineering - MMSNE
Materials Science and NanoEngineering - MS
Materials Science and NanoEngineering - PhD
Mathematics - MA
Mathematics - PhD
Mechanical Engineering - MME
Mechanical Engineering - MS
Mechanical Engineering - PhD
Musicology - MMus
Oboe Performance - Artist's Diploma
Oboe Performance - DMA
Oboe Performance - MMus
Opera Performance - Artist's Diploma
Operations Management - MBA
Operations Management - PhD
Orchestral Conducting - Artist's Diploma
Orchestral Conducting - MMus
Organ Performance - Artist's Diploma
Organ Performance - DMA
Organ Performance - MMus
Organizational Behavior - PhD
Percussion Performance - Artist's Diploma
Percussion Performance - DMA
Percussion Performance - MMus
Philosophy - MA
Philosophy - PhD
Physics - MS
Physics - PhD
Piano Chamber Music and Accompanying - MMus
Piano Performance - Artist's Diploma
Piano Performance - DMA
Piano Performance - MMus
Political Science - MA
Political Science - PhD
Psychology - MA
Psychology - PhD
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology - PhD
Real Estate - MBA
Religion - MA
Religion - PhD
Science Teaching - MST
Social Policy Evaluation - MSPE
Sociology - MA
Sociology - PhD
Space Studies - MSSpS
Statistics - MA
Statistics - MStat
Statistics - PhD
Strategic Management - MBA
Strategic Management - PhD
String Quartet Performance - MMus
Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality - Cert
Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology - MS
Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology - PhD
Teaching and Learning - Cert
Trombone Performance - Artist's Diploma
Trombone Performance - MMus
Trumpet Performance - Artist's Diploma
Trumpet Performance - MMus
Tuba Performance - Artist's Diploma
Tuba Performance - MMus
Viola Performance - Artist's Diploma
Viola Performance - DMA
Viola Performance - MMus
Violin Performance - Artist's Diploma
Violin Performance - DMA
Violin Performance - MMus
Vocal Performance - DMA
Vocal Performance - MMus