Standard Profile: Rice University

Rice University

www.rice.edu

General College Information:

Private 4-year university, founded 1912.

Urban campus setting on 300 acres, located 3 miles southwest of downtown Houston (population=2,000,000).

Semester-based academic year

Total Student Population (approx.): 3000 undergraduates; 2100 graduate students; 100 professional/other.

Undergraduates (approx.): 96% full-time; 53% from Texas; 36% minorities (7% African-American; 16% Asian-American; 12% Hispanic-American; <1% Native American); 3% international students; 49% women.

On-Campus Housing:
Undergrad: Guaranteed for freshman; 71% of students live on-campus.
Graduate: Available to single and married students.

Annual Tuition and Fees for FT Students (approx.): (To check the most current rates: Undergrad Graduate)
Undergrads: $35,550
Grad Students: $500 plus $1940/credit-hour ($35,420/yr for 9 credits/semester)*
* Professional Masters in Engineering: $500 plus $1612/credit-hour ($29,510/yr for 9 credits/semester)

Annual Room and Board (approx.): $12,270

ROTC Program Offered On-Campus?: Yes (Navy)

Virtual Tour: see www.rice.edu/maps/maps.html

Engineering Program Information:

Program Name: George R. Brown School of Engineering (http://engr.rice.edu)

Engineering Student Population (approx.): 800 undergraduates; 600 graduate students (100 master's; 500 doctoral)

Engineering Departments:

Bioengineering (BE)

Chemical Engineering (ChE)

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Computational and Applied Mathematics (CAM)

Computer Science (CS)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS)

Statistics (Stat)

Degrees Offered: (B=Bachelor's; M=Master's; D=Doctorate)

Major	Dept	B	M	D
Applied Physics	ECE		X	X
Bioengineering	BE	X	X	X
Chemical Engineering	ChE	X	X	X
Civil Engineering	CEE	X	X	X
Computational and Applied Mathematics	CAM	X	X	X
Computational Science and Engineering	CAM		X	X
Computer Science	CS	X	X	X
Electrical Engineering	ECE	X	X	X
Electrical and Computer Engineering	ECE		X	X
Environmental Engineering	CEE	X	X	X
Environmental Science	CEE		X
Materials Science	MEMS	X	X
Materials Science and Engineering	MEMS	X		X
Mechanical Engineering	MEMS	X	X	X
Statistics	MEMS	X	X	X

Undergraduate Engineering Admissions Statistics (2009):

Offered Admission/Applied (% Accepted): 839/3083 (27%)

Enrolled/Offered Admission (% Enrolled): 283/839 (33%)

Notable Engineering Program Rankings:

A Top 50 Undergraduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 27 overall; #19 amongst schools with doctoral programs)

A Top 50 Graduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 31 overall)

A Top 20 Graduate Program specifically in (per US News):

Biomedical Engineering (# 7)
Computer Engineering (# 18)
Environmental Engineering (# 17)

Other Information Regarding The School And Its Engineering Program:

A detailed profile of this school's engineering program is provided online at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) website at: http://profiles.asee.org

Contact Information:

Entity	Website	Mailing Address	Phone / Email
General College Contacts:
Main Website/ General Address and Phone	www.rice.edu	P.O. Box 1892 Houston, TX 77251-1892	713-348-0000
Office of Admission (Undergraduate)	www.futureowls.rice.edu/ futureowls/Admission_Home1.asp	P.O. Box 1892, MS 17 Houston, TX 77251-1892	713-348-7423 / 800-527-OWLS admi@rice.edu
Student Financial Services (Financial Aid)	http://financialaid.rice.edu	P.O. Box 1892, MS -12 Houston, TX 77251-1892	713-348-4958 fina@rice.edu
Office of Graduate Studies (Admissions, Support, etc.)	http://graduate.rice.edu	P.O. Box 1892, MS-13 Houston, TX 77005-1892	713-348-4002 graduate@rice.edu
Housing and Dining Dept.	www-fh.rice.edu	P.O. Box 1892 Houston, TX 77251-1892	713-348-5445 see website for email
Engineering Program Contacts:
(George R. Brown) School of Engineering	http://engr.rice.edu	PO Box 1892, MS-364 Houston, TX 77251-1892	713-348-4955 grbsoe@rice.edu
Dept of Bioengineering	http://bioe.rice.edu	PO Box 1892, MS-142 Houston TX 77251-1892	713-348-5869 bioeng@rice.edu
Dept of Chemical Engineering	www.ruf.rice.edu/~che	PO Box 1892, MS-362 Houston, TX 77251-1892	713-348-4902 chbe@rice.edu
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering	http://ceve.rice.edu	PO Box 1892, MS-318 Houston, TX 77005-1892	713-348-4949 ceve@rice.edu
Dept of Computational and Applied Mathematics	www.caam.rice.edu	PO Box 1892, MS 134 Houston, TX 77005-1892	713-348-4805 see website for email
Dept of Computer Science	http://compsci.rice.edu	PO Box 1892, MS 132 Houston, TX 77251-1892	713-348-4834 see website for email
Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering	http://www-ece.rice.edu	PO Box 1892, MS 366 Houston, TX 77251-1892	713-348-4020 www-ece@ece.rice.edu
Dept of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science	www.mems.rice.edu	PO Box 1892, MS 321 Houston, TX 77251-1892	713-348-3605 mems@rice.edu
Dept of Statistics	http://statistics.rice.edu	PO Box 1892, MS 138 Houston, TX 77251-1892	713-348-4687 stat@stat.rice.edu

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Private 4-year university, founded 1912.

Entity

Website

Mailing Address

Phone / Email

Main Website/ General Address and Phone

Office of Admission (Undergraduate)

Student Financial Services (Financial Aid)

Office of Graduate Studies (Admissions, Support, etc.)

Housing and Dining Dept.

(George R. Brown) School of Engineering

Dept of Bioengineering

Dept of Chemical Engineering

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dept of Computational and Applied Mathematics

Dept of Computer Science

Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dept of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Dept of Statistics

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