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Rice University

6100 Main Street, Houston

  • #=141 QS Global World Ranking
  • PrivateStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 7,783Total Students
  • 1,088Faculty
  • 2,880Int'l Students
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Status
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Research Output
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Total Students
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Faculty
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Int'l Students
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Rice University offers over 50 undergraduate majors, including:

  • Electrical engineering
  • Statistics
  • Anthropology
  • Writing and communication
  • Environmental engineering

About

Rice University offers over 50 undergraduate majors, including:

  • Electrical engineering
  • Statistics
  • Anthropology
  • Writing and communication
  • Environmental engineering

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #120
  • 2014
    #=136
  • 2015
    #=129
  • 2016
    #106
  • 2017
    #90
  • 2018
    #89
  • 2019
    #=87
  • 2020
    #85
  • 2021
    #89
  • 2022
    #94
  • 2023
    #100
  • 2024
    #=145
  • 2025
    #=141
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Student & Staff

Total students
7,783

42%
58%

International students
2,880

61%
39%

Total faculty staff
1,088

387
701

Total students
7,783

42%
58%

International students
2,880

61%
39%

Total faculty staff
1,088

701
387
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Campus locations

Houston, Texas, United States

Rice University,

6100 Main Street , Houston , Texas , United States , 77005

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