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Brief HistoryA private research university in Houston, Texas.

William Marsh Rice devoted $4.6 million to establish Rice.

Edgar Odell Lovett was the first President.

Oct. 12, 1912: Rice Institute formally opened.

Oct. 12, 2012: Rice University celebrated its 100th anniversary.

First commencement in 1916

Rice CampusMore than 4,300 trees on 300 acres, designated ‘Tree Campus USA’

Neo-Byzantine architecture

Rice Neighborhood• Museum District• Texas Medical Center• Rice Village• Hermann Park• Light Rail

Aerial view of the Academic Quadrangle

Take a Tour of Rice University

HoustonNo.1 Coolest Cities to Live

by Forbes in July 2012

90+ languages spoken

30+ diplomatic missions

2 Airports: George Bush Intercontinental Airport & Hobby Airport

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

HoustonNo.1 U.S. City for Job Creation by Bureau of Statistics

No.2 Fastest Growing City

by Forbes

Energy capital of the world

24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Houston

TMC - World’s largest Medical Center

Downtown Houston

Organization8 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

Shepherd School of Music

FacultyNobel Prize winners Richard Smalley and Robert Curl

National Medal of Science winners: 2

National Academy of Sciences members: 7

National Academy of Engineering members: 13

Institute of Medicine members: 4

Prof. Naomi J. Halas, inventor of tunable nanoparticles

Research$100 million worth of sponsored research in 2013

Top 10 universities with the most impactful patent portfolio

• Baker Institute for Public Policy

• Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology

• BioScience Research Collaborative

• Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Student working in lab at BioScience Research Collaborative

Graduate StudiesApprox. 2,600 graduate students, 40% of Rice’s total student body

8 graduate programs at Rice ranked among top 20

Qualified doctoral students will receive full-tuition support, a value in excess of $37,000 per year and an additional stipend of $21,000-30,000 per year to cover living expenses.

Doctoral Hooding Ceremony in 2014

Grad AdmissionGeneral Graduate Admission Requirements• GPA ≥ 3.0• GRE/GMAT scores

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.

Faculty teaching graduate students

Student LifeGraduate Student Association (GSA)

Rice Graduate Apartments

Recreation & Wellness Center

Beer Bike Tradition

Professional Development Workshops

90 Second Thesis Competition

Picnic organized by GSA

Wellbeing IssuesSeveral offices on campus help students overcome difficulties and make the right choices.

• 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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