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Rice University is located on an urban campus in Houston's Museum District. According to U.S. News & World Report, Rice University is best known for its Business and Engineering schools. It is also home to the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, a highly-regarded nonpartisan think tank.

Key Facts

Rankings

#17 in National Universities according to US News & World Report 2024-25
#6 Best Undergraduate Teaching
#5 Best Value Schools
#25 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
#21 in Business Programs

Year founded

1912

School type

Private

Latest undergraduate enrolment

4247

Latest graduate enrolment

4038

Student-faculty ratio

Freshman acceptance rate

Average SAT/ ACT for freshman entry

SAT between 1490 and 1570/ ACT between 34 and 35

Average GPA for freshman entry

4.12

International student population

Transfer GPA of Kings alumni

Employment/ job placement rate

Median starting salary of alumni

$63,900

Popular majors

Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Public Administration

Tuition and Room & Board

$54,100/ $15,000

Website

www.rice.edu

About the university

Undergraduate schools include the George R. Brown School of Engineering, School of Humanities, The Shepard School of Music, Wiess School of Natural Sciences, School of Social Sciences
Student organizations include Impact Rice Retreat, Leadership Summit, Rice Program Council, Women LEAD, and many more
Rice has over 80 undergraduate majors
Graduate program: Choose from countless undergraduate programs from the eight different schools at Rice

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