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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".
Photo of the Sallyport
Former names
 William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art (1912-1960)
Motto Letters, Science, Art
Type Private
Established 1912
Endowment $4.45 billion (as of 2012)
President David W. Leebron
Provost George McLendon
Academic staff
 650 full time
Administrative staff
 2,152
Students 5,760 (fall 2010)
Undergraduates 3,485 (fall 2010)
Postgraduates 2,275 (fall 2010)
Location
Houston
,
Texas
,
US
Campus Urban, 295 acres (1.19 km2)
Newspaper Rice Thresher
Colors Blue & Grey         
Athletics 14 varsity teams
NCAA Division I
Conference USA
Nickname Owls
Affiliations AAU
Mascot Sammy the Owl
Website rice.edu

William Marsh Rice University, also called Rice University, is a private university in Houston, Texas. Rice was started in 1912. It is ranked one of the best universities in the world, especially for undergraduate education. Rice is named after the Houston businessman William Marsh Rice who provided the money in his will to begin the university.

Rice is organized into eleven residential colleges and eight schools of study, for natural sciences, engineering, humanities, business, architecture, and music. The students at Rice abide by an honor code that is strictly enforced.


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  • William Marsh Rice

    William Marsh Rice's estate funded the establishment of the Rice Institute

  • RiceInstitute1913

    An illustration of the Administration Building of Rice University in 1913

  • JFK at Rice University

    John F. Kennedy speaking at Rice Stadium in 1962

  • Vladimir Putin in the United States 13-16 November 2001-25

    George H. W. Bush meeting Vladimir Putin at Rice in 2001

  • View outside Brochstein Pavilion

    view of Rice campus outside Brochstein Pavilion

  • Duncan Hall at Rice University

    Duncan Hall is Rice's hub for engineering and computation

  • McNairHall 1

    McNair Hall, home to the Jones School of Business

  • Empty Rice Stadium, Cloudy Day

    Rice University's Football Stadium

  • The Ion in Houston

    The Ion building under construction in the Rice Innovation District

  • Lovett Hall

    Lovett Hall, formerly known as the Administration Building, was the first building on campus

  • Rice University - Arboretum

    A view along the inner loop, with three of the university service personnel's traditional golf carts in view

  • Rice Sallyport during Beer Bike Water Balloon Fight

    Rice University students participating in the Beer Bike water balloon fight in front of the Sallyport.

  • Rice University Stadium

    Rice Stadium

  • College football - Rice Owls vs Texas Longhorns

    The Owls in a game against the Texas Longhorns

  • L to R- Howard Huges, Jesse Jones, Rene St. Quentin LCCN2016873814 (cropped)

    Howard Hughes, aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer and director

  • Joyce Carol Oates (cropped)

    Joyce Carol Oates, noted author and Professor Emerita at Princeton University

  • Annise Parker

    Annise Parker (1978), 61st Mayor of Houston

  • PeggyWhitson-NASA

    Peggy Whitson (1986), NASA astronaut

  • He Jiankui (cropped closer)

    He Jiankui (Ph.D. 2010), Chinese biophysicist

  • TechCrunch SF 2013 SJP2372 (9727140956)

    John Doerr (BS 1973, MEng 1974), billionaire venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins

  • George P. Bush crop

    George P. Bush (1998), Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office

  • NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Official Portrait (NHQ201907240001)

    Jim Bridenstine (1998), thirteenth NASA Administrator

  • Youngkin Governor Portrait

    Glenn Youngkin (B.S., B.A.), Governor of Virginia

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