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Brief History
A private research university
in Houston, Texas.
William Marsh Rice devoted
$4.6 million to establish Rice.
First commencement in 1916
Edgar Odell Lovett was the
first President.
Oct. 12, 1912: Rice Institute
formally opened.
Oct. 12, 2012: Rice
University celebrated its
100th anniversary.
Rice Campus
More than 4,300 trees on 300
acres, designated ‘Tree
Campus USA’
Neo-Byzantine architecture
Aerial view of the Academic Quadrangle
Rice Neighborhood
• Museum District
• Texas Medical Center
• Rice Village
• Hermann Park
• Light Rail
Take a Tour of Rice University
Houston
No.1 Coolest Cities to Live
by Forbes in July 2012
90+ languages spoken
30+ diplomatic missions
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
2 Airports: George Bush
Intercontinental Airport &
Hobby Airport
Houston
No.1 U.S. City for Job
Creation by Bureau of
Statistics
No.2 Fastest Growing City
by Forbes
Downtown Houston
Energy capital of the world
24 Fortune 500 companies
headquartered in Houston
TMC - World’s largest
Medical Center
Organization
Shepherd School of Music
8 Schools
• Architecture
• Business
• Continuing Studies
• Engineering
• Humanities
• Music
• Natural sciences
• Social sciences
Consistently ranked among
top 20 since 1998 according
to U.S. News & World
Report
Faculty
Nobel Prize winners Richard
Smalley and Robert Curl
National Medal of Science
winners: 2
Prof. Naomi J. Halas, inventor of tunable nanoparticles
National Academy of
Sciences members: 7
National Academy of
Engineering members: 13
Institute of Medicine
members: 4
Research
$100 million worth of
sponsored research in 2013
Top 10 universities with the
most impactful patent
portfolio
Student working in lab at BioScience Research Collaborative
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Baker Institute for Public
Policy
Richard E. Smalley
Institute for Nanoscale
Science and Technology
BioScience Research
Collaborative
Kinder Institute for
Urban Research
Graduate Studies
Approx. 2,600 graduate
students, 40% of Rice’s total
student body
8 graduate programs at Rice
ranked among top 20
Doctoral Hooding Ceremony in 2014
Qualified doctoral students
will receive full-tuition
support, a value in excess of
$37,000 per year and an
additional stipend of $21,00030,000 per year to cover
living expenses.
Grad Admission
General Graduate
Admission Requirements
• GPA ≥ 3.0
• GRE/GMAT scores
Faculty teaching graduate students
Students whose native
language is not English
• TOEFL: ≥ 90 (iBT) / 600
(paper) / 250 (computer)
or
• IELTS: ≥ 7.0
For other requirements,
contact the appropriate
department.
Student Life
Graduate Student
Association (GSA)
Rice Graduate Apartments
Recreation & Wellness
Center
Picnic organized by GSA
Beer Bike Tradition
Professional Development
Workshops
90 Second Thesis
Competition
Wellbeing Issues
Several offices on campus
help students overcome
difficulties and make the
right choices.
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Academics
Stress
Depression
Adapting
Homesickness
Relationships
Sexuality
Etc.
Learn more about
graduate studies
• Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
graduate.rice.edu
• International Students & Scholars
oiss.rice.edu
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