Rice University facts for kids
William Marsh Rice University
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Former names
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William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art (1912-1960) |
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Motto | Letters, Science, Art |
Type | Private |
Established | 1912 |
Endowment | $4.45 billion (as of 2012) |
President | David W. Leebron |
Provost | George McLendon |
Academic staff
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650 full time |
Administrative staff
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2,152 |
Students | 5,760 (fall 2010) |
Undergraduates | 3,485 (fall 2010) |
Postgraduates | 2,275 (fall 2010) |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban, 295 acres (1.19 km2) |
Newspaper | Rice Thresher |
Colors | Blue & Grey |
Athletics | 14 varsity teams NCAA Division I Conference USA |
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. 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. The students at Rice abide by an honor code that is strictly enforced.
Images for kids
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John F. Kennedy speaking at Rice Stadium in 1962
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George H. W. Bush meeting Vladimir Putin at Rice in 2001
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Howard Hughes, aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer and director
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Joyce Carol Oates, noted author and Professor Emerita at Princeton University
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Annise Parker (1978), 61st Mayor of Houston
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Alberto Gonzales (1979), former U.S. Attorney General
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Peggy Whitson (1986), NASA astronaut
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Josh Earnest (1997), 29th White House Press Secretary
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He Jiankui (Ph.D. 2010), Chinese biophysicist
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George P. Bush (1998), Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office
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Jim Bridenstine (1998), thirteenth NASA Administrator
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Glenn Youngkin (B.S., B.A.), Governor of Virginia
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In Spanish: Universidad Rice para niños