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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: lns2@rice.edu // cm46@rice.edu • Student Admission Council : ricesac@rice.edu• Office of Admission: 713-348-RICE (7423)– Email: admi@rice.edu– Webpage: www.rice.edu/admission

• Owl Admission Blog– www.admission.blogs.rice.edu

• Undergraduate Admission– www.futureowls.rice.edu