Rice University

William Marsh Rice University, generally alluded to as Rice University or Rice, is a private exploration college situated on a 295-section of land (1.19 km2) grounds in Houston, Texas, United States. The college is arranged close to the Houston Museum District and is nearby the Texas Medical Center.

Opened in 1912 after the homicide of its namesake William Marsh Rice, Rice is currently an examination college with an undergrad center. Its accentuation on training is exhibited by a little understudy body and 6:1 understudy staff ratio. The college has an abnormal state of exploration action for its size, with $115.3 million in supported examination financing in 2011. Rice is noted for its connected science programs in the fields of manufactured heart research, basic concoction investigation, signal handling, space science, and nanotechnology. It was positioned first on the planet in materials science research by the Times Higher Education (THE) in 2010.Rice is an individual from the Association of American Universities.

The college is sorted out into eleven private universities and eight schools of scholarly study, including the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, the George R. Chestnut School of Engineering, the School of Social Sciences, and the School of Humanities. Graduate projects are offered through the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, School of Architecture, Shepherd School of Music, and Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studie. Rice understudies are bound by the strict Honor Code, which is upheld by an understudy run Honor Council.

Rice contends in 14 NCAA Division I varsity dons and is a piece of Conference USA, regularly contending with its cross-town equal the University of Houston. Intramural and club games are offered in a wide assortment of exercises, for example, jiu jitsu, water polo, and team.