Rice University (officially William Marsh Rice University) is a world-renowned private research university founded in 1912 in Houston, Texas. Celebrated for its tight-knit residential college system, extraordinary 6:1 student-to-faculty ratio, and Mediterranean Revival architecture, Rice is ranked among the top 20 research universities in the United States, with standout strengths in applied sciences, bioengineering, nanotechnology, computer science, business, and music. Situated on a heavily wooded 300-acre arboretum campus in Houston’s Museum District adjacent to the Texas Medical Center—the largest medical complex in the world—Rice delivers an intimate undergraduate learning experience combined with the immense research resources of an elite R1 institution. Undergraduate life revolves around 11 self-governed residential colleges, creating an inclusive, vibrant campus culture backed by one of the nation’s most generous need-based financial aid policies, The Rice Investment.

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