William Marsh Rice University (commonly known as Rice University) is a private research university located in Houston, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center.
Rice enrolled 3,001 undergraduate, 897 post-graduate, and 1,247 doctoral students and awarded 1,448 degrees in 2007. The university is organized into eight schools offering 40 undergraduate degree programs, 51 masters programs, and 29 doctoral programs.
Rice is noted for its applied science programs in the fields of nanotechnology, artificial heart research, structural chemical analysis, and space science.
Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (SINST) – the nation’s first nanotechnology center Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN – promotes the discovery and development of nanomaterials that enable new medical and environmental technologies Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) – provides a resource for education and research breakthroughs and advances in the broad, multidisciplinary field of nanophotonics Rice Quantum Institute – organization dedicated to research and higher education in areas relating to quantum phenomena Rice Space Institute – fosters programs in all areas of space research Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering (IBB) – facilitates the translation of interdisciplinary research and education in biosciences and bioengineering Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology – dedicated to the advancement of applied interdisciplinary research in the areas of computation and information technology Baker Institute for Public Policy – one of the leading nonpartisan public policy think tanks in the country
Students that prefer to live of-campus usually choose to live in Houston Museum District due to the wide variety of museums and easy transportation. Apartments like Alta Lofts at Herman Park, Promenade at Herman Park, The Belmont make it possible to live a luxurious life at a low cost.
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