Rice Stats
• Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,848– Class of 2018: 949 students
• Small Classes: 88% have fewer than 40 students
• 49 states and 41 countries represented
• Demographics– 36% Caucasian– 26% Asian/Asian American– 12% Hispanic– 8% Black/African American– 5% Multiracial– <1% Native American
• 12% International
Rice’s Hallmarks• Location
– Close to home (but not too close)– Downtown Houston: Medical Center, etc.
• Reputation– “Southern Ivy”– Princeton Review “Happiest Students” and “Best Quality of Life” ranking
• Campus– Residential College system– Aesthetics– Community
• Diversity
– Size
Academics
• Over 50 majors and 15 minors in 6 schools of study– Interdisciplinary collaboration– Distribution Courses
• Accessibility of faculty• Study Abroad Program• Pre-Med, Pre-Law, Pre-Business tracks• Rice/Baylor Medical Scholars Program
Residential Colleges• 11 Colleges– Baker, Will Rice, Hanszen, Wiess, Jones, Brown,
Lovett, Sid Richardson, Martel, McMurtry, Duncan– No Greek life
• Jacks; Intercollegiate Bonding• Residential College Life– Meals– College Government
Student Life• Extracurricular Activities– Division I Sports, Club and IM Sports, Political and
Cultural Groups, Arts and Communications Activities, Major-Related Associations
• Work-Study– Student-Run Businesses, Rice Work
• Traditions– Rice Program Council (RPC) Programs• Esperanza, Screw Yer Roommate
– Willy Week and Beer Bike
Research Opportunities
• Research Facilities– BioScience Research Collaborative– Baker Institute for Public Policy– Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and
Technology– Humanities Research Center– Center for Civic Engagement
• Rice’s Focus on Undergraduate Research
Houston
• Number 1 Coolest City to Live• Diversity, Job Opportunities, Large Cultural Base• Home to NASA, Texas Medical Center• Rice Program Council’s Passport to Houston
Program– Unlimited transportation on the MetroRail and buses– Unlimited entry to Houston Zoo, Museum of Fine Arts,
Museum of Natural Science– Free or discounted tickets to sporting events, concerts,
art shows, etc.
Application• Rice uses both the Common Application and the Universal College
Application.– Rice Supplement
• Early Decision vs. Regular Decision– ED deadline: November 1st
– Shepherd School of Music deadline: Dec. 1st
– RD deadline: January 1st
• Financial Aid• CSS Profile/IDOC, FAFSA
– Need-blind admission– Meets 100% of demonstrated need– https://rice.studentaidcalculator.com– Merit Scholarships
Recent GPISD Alumni at Rice
Cynthia Alejandre ‘10Lovett College, 2014
Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Education Certification
Fernando Barajas ‘12Wiess College, 2016
Mechanical Engineering
Emmanuel Herrera ’11Baker College, 2015
Electrical Engineering
David Rivera ‘11Martel College, 2015Physics, Mathematics
Dominique Schaefer Pipps ‘13Lovett College, 2017
Mechanical Engineering
Christine Mai ‘13Lovett College, 2017
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Lisa Sampson ‘12Martel College, 2016
Bioengineering
Ricky Salinas ‘14Jones College, 2018
Undecided
Not pictured: Ivan Perez ’09; Will Rice College, 2014
Prospective Student Resources
• Visit Rice!– www.admission.rice.edu/visit– http://futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/What_You_
Can_Do.asp • Campus tours• Information sessions• Lunch visit• Sit in on a class• Seniors: Overnight visit, On-campus interview
• Q & A, Personal Experiences
Contact Information
• Email: [email protected] // [email protected] • Student Admission Council : [email protected]• Office of Admission: 713-348-RICE (7423)– Email: [email protected]– Webpage: www.rice.edu/admission
• Owl Admission Blog– www.admission.blogs.rice.edu
• Undergraduate Admission– www.futureowls.rice.edu