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Rice University

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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)[1]
Motto"Letters, Science, Art"
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedSeptember 23, 1912 (September 23, 1912)
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
Endowment$7.814 billion (2021)[2]
PresidentReginald DesRoches
Academic staff
680 full time[3]
Administrative staff
2,152[4]
Students8,212 (Fall 2021)[5]
Undergraduates4,240 (Fall 2021)[5]
Postgraduates3,972 (Fall 2021)[5]
Location
Houston
,
Texas
,
United States

29°43′1″N 95°24′10″W / 29.71694°N 95.40278°W / 29.71694; -95.40278
CampusLarge city[7], 300 acres (120 ha)[6]
NewspaperThe Rice Thresher
ColorsBlue and gray[8]
   
NicknameOwls
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – The American
MascotSammy the Owl
Websitewww.rice.edu

Rice University, formally William Marsh Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It sits on a 300-acre campus adjacent to the Houston Museum District and the Texas Medical Center.

Opened in 1912 as the Rice Institute after the murder of its namesake William Marsh Rice, Rice is a research university with an undergraduate focus. It has a 6:1 student-faculty ratio.[3] Rice has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1985 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[9][10][11] The university is organized into eight schools of academic study.[12][13][14] Rice competes in 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports and is a part of the American Athletic Conference.[15] Its teams are the Rice Owls.

The university's alumni include 26 Marshall Scholars, 12 Rhodes Scholars, 7 Churchill Scholars, and 3 Nobel laureates.[16][17][18][19] The Rice Space Institute has collaborated with the Johnson Space Center for more than 50 years.[20] In business, Rice graduates include CEOs, founders of Fortune 500 companies and four billionaires;[21] in politics, alumni include politicians and cabinet members.

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  2. ^ As of June 30, 2020 U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Rice at a Glance". The Office of Institutional Research. Rice University. Fall 2018. Archived from the original on December 15, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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  5. ^ a b c "Fall 2021 Enrollment". The Office of Institutional Research. Rice University. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
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  7. ^ "IPEDS-Rice University". Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Color palette". Rice University. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  9. ^ "Rice's AAU membership important to mission". news.rice.edu. October 31, 2002. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Best Undergraduate Teaching, National Universities". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017.
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  15. ^ Pool, Chuck (June 14, 2023). "Official: Rice Athletics to join AAC on July 1, 2023". The Roost. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Marshall Scholarship Statistics". Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  17. ^ "Winning Institutions Search | The Rhodes Scholarships". www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  18. ^ (See page "10 of 38" and page "37 of 38", at:) Boyd, John (May 15, 2014). "Famous Rice University alumni". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014.
  19. ^ "The Scholars". www.churchillscholarship.org. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  20. ^ "Welcome to RSI". Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "These 11 Colleges Have Minted A Ton Of Successful Tech Executives". Business Insider. July 26, 2021. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

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