William Marsh Rice University | |
Former names | William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art (1912-1960)[1] |
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Motto | Letters, Science, Art |
Type | Private |
Established | 1912 |
Endowment | $4.45 billion (as of 2012)[2] |
President | David W. Leebron |
Provost | George McLendon |
Academic staff | 650 full time[3] |
Students | 5,760[4] (fall 2010) |
Undergraduates | 3,485[4] (fall 2010) |
Postgraduates | 2,275[4] (fall 2010) |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban, 295 acres (1.19 km2)[5][6] |
Newspaper | Rice Thresher |
Colors | Blue & Grey |
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.[7] 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.[8] The students at Rice abide by an honor code that is strictly enforced.[9]
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