William Marsh Rice University | |
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Former names | William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art (1912–1960)[1] |
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Motto | "Letters, Science, Art" |
Type | Private research university |
Established | September 23, 1912 |
Accreditation | SACS |
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Endowment | $7.814 billion (2021)[2] |
President | Reginald DesRoches |
Academic staff | 680 full-time (fall 2018)[3] |
Administrative staff | 2,152[4] |
Students | 8,672 (fall 2022)[5] |
Undergraduates | 4,494 (fall 2022)[5] |
Postgraduates | 4,178 (fall 2022)[5] |
Location | , , United States 29°43′1″N 95°24′10″W / 29.71694°N 95.40278°W |
Campus | Large city[7], 300 acres (120 ha)[6] |
Newspaper | The Rice Thresher |
Colors | Blue and gray[8] |
Nickname | Owls |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS – The American |
Mascot | Sammy the Owl |
Website | www |
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Rice University, formally William Marsh Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It sits on a 300-acre (120 ha) campus adjacent to the Houston Museum District and the Texas Medical Center.
Rice University comprises eight schools of academic study, including School of Humanities, School of Social Sciences, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, George R. Brown School of Engineering, Wiess School of Natural Sciences, Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice School of Architecture, and Shepherd School of Music.[9][10]
Opened in 1912 as the Rice Institute after the murder of its namesake William Marsh Rice, Rice has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1985 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[11][12][13] Rice competes in 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports and is a part of the American Athletic Conference.[14] Its teams are the Rice Owls.
Alumni include 26 Marshall Scholars, 12 Rhodes Scholars, 7 Churchill Scholars, and 3 Nobel laureates.[15][16][17]
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