Ranking
专业排名
机械工程
美国25全球34
纺织轻工
全球51
材料工程
美国24全球91
建筑环境与设备工程
美国19全球101
建筑学
美国22全球101
宗教学
美国28全球101
机械工程
美国25全球34
纺织轻工
全球51
材料工程
美国24全球91
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Description
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded 295-acre (1.19?km) campus in Houston, Texas, United States. The university is situated near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Opened in 1912 after the murder of its namesake William Marsh Rice, Rice is now a preeminent research university with a distinct undergraduate focus. Its emphasis on undergraduate education is demonstrated by a small student body and 5:1 student-faculty ratio, among the lowest in the top American universities including the Ivy League. Rice alumni are prominent in every sector of society today. The university has produced 101 Fulbright Scholars, 20 Marshall Scholars, and 12 Rhodes Scholars. The university has a very high level of research activity for its size, with 115.3 million in sponsored research funding in 2011. Rice is noted for its applied science programs in the fields of artificial heart research, structural chemical analysis, signal processing, space science, and nanotechnology. It was ranked first in the world in materials science research by the Times Higher Education (THE) in 2010. The university is organized into eleven residential colleges and eight schools of academic study, including the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the School of Social Sciences, and the School of Humanities. Graduate programs 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 Studies. Rice students are bound by the strict Honor Code, which is enforced by a uniquely student-run Honor Council. Rice competes in 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports and is a part of Conference USA, often competing with its cross-town rival the University of Houston. Intramural and club sports are offered in a wide variety of activities such as Jiu Jitsu, water polo, and crew. Rice athletes include Lance Berkman, Harold Solomon, Bubba Crosby, Arsalan Kazemi, along with three Olympians.
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Campus Facilities
校园位置
urban
地理位置
While Houston is the fourth largest city in the country, it doesn’t have a centralized city feel. Its sprawling nature can intimidate the more sheltered of Rice undergraduates. As one freshman remarks, Houston isn't really a 'college town.' For the more adventurous Rice student, the METRORail system is located next to campus; using this public transportation, students can get to the downtown area and to Reliant Park. Houston’s cultural offerings include basically everything: the symphony, the ballet, bar-hopping (as one student from the class of 2010 informs us, “Houston is a great town and offers a variety of bars. If you want to drink underage most Mexican restaurants have amazing margaritas and usually will not card”), baseball games, and world-famous rodeos. However, to enjoy most of what the greater Houston area has to offer (like the beaches on the Gulf of Mexico), bringing a car to campus is necessary.
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校园面积
300 acres acres
校园
Even though Rice is located in the ultra-urban city of Houston, the campus is closed off and relatively self-sustaining. The Rice campus is organized into quadrangles, the most prominent of which is the Academic Quad. Here one can find the memorial statue of the school’s founder William Marsh Rice. Lovett Hall is the school’s architectural jewel. Students generally appreciate the campus’ Spanish Mediterranean architecture but find the ongoing construction irksome. In terms of specific hangout destinations, students frequent Willy’s Pub and Valhalla attracts its fair share of traffic with the over twenty-oners. Students of all ages frequently head to Lovett Undergrounds to hear live music, listen to a poetry slam, and grab a cup of coffee. For anyone looking for a more chill, laid back atmosphere, the Media Center has a movie theater.
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走读生比例
28.000000000000004%
宿舍类型
Coed dorms, disabled student housing
宿舍条件
The dorms at Rice are more than just a place to live. Rice University centers the undergraduate experience on the residential college system. Students are assigned to a specific college when they enter the school and remain a member until they graduate. There are nine colleges, all of which have unique personalities. Most students live on campus for their first three years and move into off-campus apartments as seniors. Because Rice does not have a Greek system, students end up developing a sense of loyalty to their respective college as well as building social circles within those communities. Most enjoy the residential college system. One student from the class of ’11 says, the “really unique thing is our residential college system. It makes Rice more fun, I think.” Nonetheless, the system has a few drawbacks. As Aure from the class of 2010 explains, “The residential colleges are small though, which means that there's not really the critical mass to support a lot of alternative or specialized social groups. It also means that everyone knows everyone else's business, so that's just something you learn to deal with.”
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体育培养
Rice is a strange place when it comes to athletics. The Owls, as they are affectionately referred to, compete in Conference USA as the second smallest school in the country with a Division I athletic program. Because they are consistently competing against larger schools, Rice usually takes a hit when it comes to the win-loss column. From 1961 to 2006, the Rice football squad failed to qualify for a bowl game, which was the second-longest bowl drought at the time. The Rice men’s basketball team hasn’t won a conference title since 1970. Despite these embarrassing statistics, Rice houses a powerhouse baseball squad. They have won the conference the last twelve seasons, and even took home the College World Series in 2003.
Alex Bonnel ’10 notes that “although we aren't crazy about sports, we are crazy about our college system.” Thus, the club and intramural scene is rather lively because rivalries and competition is fueled through the residential college system. More eccentric intramural/club opportunities include Badminton, Fast Pitch, Social Dance Society, Inner Tube Water Polo, Billiards, and Disc Golf.
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犯罪率（犯罪数量/学生数量）
46/ 7783
