PO Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1912
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 3,185
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $3,752,895,796
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: January 10
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $23,500
Room/Board: $9,590
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 65%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Accenture; Bain and Company; BP; Deloitte Consulting; Deutsche Bank; Jones McClure Publishing; Lyondell/Equistar Chemicals; National Instruments; Peace Corps; Teach for America; UBS Investment Bank; US Navy
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,437,177
Number of current serial subscriptions: 18,409
Number of microforms: 3,168,578
Number of audiovisuals: 51,036
Number of ebooks: 24,096
Other library facilities: Federal depository for US government publications, patents and trademarks;
The Woodson Research Center (rare books, manuscripts, university archives);
Alice Pratt Brown Fine Arts Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: James A. Baker III Hall (home of Baker Institute for Public Policy);
Alice Pratt Brown Hall (with Stude Concert Hall and Edythe Bates Hall with Grand Organ); Art Gallery; Anderson Hall (with Architecture studios); Ryon Engineering building (with civil engineering structural test bay – 5,000 sq.ft. with 20-ton overhead crane); Rice University Campus Observatory
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 523
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 20
Classrooms: 500
Labs: 20
Other areas: 200
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 250
Recommended operating system: Other
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 69%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 99%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 69%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (100%), special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 13%
Doubles: 74%
Triples or Suites: 13%
Apartments: 0%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 20
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 300 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Houston – Bush Intercontinental Airport (26), Houston – William P. Hobby Airport (14)
Nearest train station: Houston (5)
Nearest bus station: Houston (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 50%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 41%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,800
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Houston)
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Houston)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Rice Players theater productions; Shepherd School of Music concerts; Athletic events; Beer-Bike (annual Residential College competition/event); ADVANCE (Advocating Diversity and the Need for Cultural Exploration) CultureQuest (annual citywide scavenger hunt); Residential College parties; Coffee House — Spontaneous Combustion (improv); Archi Arts Ball; Unity and Diversity Week; Hacer Posada; South Asian Society’s Dhamaka; Black Student Association Soul Night; Chinese Student Association Lunar New Year