Learn about Shool, College, Texas: Rice University

Founded in 1912, Rice University (Top College No. 32) is a private university in Houston, TX known for its strength in research. Rice offers 73 majors, and the most popular majors include biological sciences and economics.

The James A. Baker III Public Policy Institute has brought a number of national and international leaders and scholars to the 300-acre campus. Sixty percent of freshmen receiving school grants averaged just over $ 31,000. Rice has a presidential history: George H.W. Bush was once an adjunct professor and the famous John F. Kennedy convinced the American public to support a manned flight to the moon here. Rice Rice varsity teams compete at NCAA Division I.