Rice University Houston, Texas
6100 S Main
Houston, Texas
77005
713-348-0000
www.rice.eduRice University Mission Statement:The mission of Rice University, shaped largely by its founder and the first president, is to provide an unsurpassed undergraduate education in science, engineering, the arts, humanities, and social sciences; to produce internationally distinguished scholarship and research and excellent graduate education in carefully focused areas; to ensure that such an education remains affordable; to maintain the distinctive character of a community of learning that is relatively small in scale; and to serve the continuing educational needs of the larger community.
Type of Institution
Term Type: Semester
Comparison Group Category:
Not-for-profit, 4 yr, Doctoral/Research Extensive size 2
Geographical Region:
Southwest AZ NM OK TX
Chief Administrator:
President David W. Leebron
Title IV Eligibility:
Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Sector: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Degree of Urbanization(Locale): City: Large
Open to Public? Institution is open to the public
Carnegie Information
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Basic:
Research Universities (very high research activity)
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Enrollment Profile:
Majority undergraduate
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Graduate Instructional:
Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Undergraduate Instructional:
Arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Size and Setting
Medium four-year, highly residential
Carnegie Classification 2005 - Undergraduate Profile
Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
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Room and Board
Provide on-campus housing? Yes
Total Dorm Capacity: 2078
Provide board or meals? Yes, number of meals in the maximum meal plan offered
Number of meals per week:19
Typical room charge per year:$5700
Typical board charge per year:$3280
Combined room/board:$0
Degree Information
Level of Institution: Four or more years
Highest Level Offered: Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Offering:
Undergraduate degree or certificate offering
Graduate Offering:
Graduate degree or certificate offering
First Professional Offer:
No first-professional offering
Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
Degree Granting Status: Degree-granting
Historical Black College or University: No
Institution has Hospital: No
Institution grants a Medical Degree: No
Institutional Category:
Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate or above
Athletics
Athletic Association: Yes
NCAA Member: Yes
NAIA Member: Implied no
NJCAA Member: Implied no
NSCAA Member: Implied no
NCCAA Member: Implied no
Other Member: Implied no
Football: Yes
Basketball: Yes
Baseball: Yes
Cross Country/Track: Yes
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