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We’re looking for voracious lovers of life, independent thinkers with an unquenchable curiosity about the world who will bring different life experiences and unique perspectives to our campus. With the goal of enrolling a diverse class of the most talented students from across the country and around the world, we take a team-based approach to reviewing applications.
Application Deadlines
Spring Entry
August: Applications Open
October 15: Application Deadline
December: Decision Announcement
Fall Entry
August: Applications Open
March 15: Application Deadline
May: Decision Announcement
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March 15: Application Deadline (Fall Entry Only)
63% OF STUDENTS INTERN WHILE AT RICE
6:1
STUDENT-TOFACULTY RATIO
7 SCHOOLS OF STUDY
27+
66% OF COURSES HAVE FEWER THAN 20 STUDENTS
50+
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS TO CHOOSE FROM
#12 BEST QUALITY OF LIFE
300+
50+ POSSIBLE STUDY ABROAD COUNTRIES
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You’ll feel it the minute you step on campus—a steady hum of excitement, camaraderie and purpose. Rice has over 300 student organizations (including the Rice Transfer Student Association), from cultural and religious representation groups to recreational cause and interest clubs.
Along with extensive academic collaboration and athletic pursuits, you’ll foster many deep connections during your time here.
Community
Your life at Rice begins with your first rite of passage—finding out your residential college. This acts as more than just your home base; it’s your Rice family, starting from day one. Your community will extend outward all across campus, rooted by our signature culture of care that touches every aspect of campus life. It’s that collaborative spirit that’s at the heart of the Rice community.
Endeavor
At Rice, we dream bigger and reach higher. We find academic—and ultimately professional—success by pulling together and lifting up those around us. Collaboration, not competition, is what drives us. We celebrate the unconventional approaches and unique perspectives that inspire innovative thinking—the kind of thinking that permeates every facet of your academic life at Rice, no matter how you pursue your passions.
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MOST ETHNICALLY DIVERSE METROPOLITAN AREA IN THE U.S.
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LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY
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