Rice University builds momentum with record demand, historic growth
Rice is entering a new era of growth, fueled by record student demand, an expanding faculty and research enterprise, major investments in campus infrastructure and a growing global presence — all while introducing new programs designed to ensure that a Rice education remains accessible and deeply personalized.
Niche ranks Rice among nation’s best across academics, research and student experience
Rice is once again among the nation’s leading universities, earning the No. 10 spot in Niche’s 2027 Best Colleges in America rankings while placing in the top 10 across 18 academic disciplines and university categories.
Rice has once again earned national recognition in The Princeton Review’s annual Best Colleges rankings, taking the No. 1 spot in the nation for Lots of Race/Class Interaction and placing among the country’s top colleges across measures of community, value and student experience.
Owls take over Academic Quad for president’s O-Week welcome
The evening built to the campuswide O-Week dance, the one piece of choreography every Owl learns before a single class syllabus.
Tony winner and ‘Hamilton’ star Renée Elise Goldsberry to perform at Rice Jan. 23
Tickets for the one-night-only performance go on sale Oct. 16.
Rice welcomes largest-ever incoming class as Move-In Day kicks off O-Week
Rice welcomed more than 1,400 new undergraduate students to campus Sunday for the start of Orientation Week, where they were greeted by cheering students, faculty and staff across the university’s 12 residential colleges.
Rice has received a $25 million gift from university trustee James “Jim” Whitehurst and his wife, Lauren Whitehurst, to establish the Sallyport Fellows Program, a comprehensive initiative supporting first-generation and limited-income undergraduate students throughout their Rice experience.
Rice has announced a major expansion of the Rice Investment, its signature financial aid program, offering free tuition to undergraduate students from families earning up to $200,000 annually.
Rice, Université PSL open new front in quantum race with ‘Frontiers of Knowledge’
“It will bring together some of the greatest minds in this space from across the globe,” Rice President Reginald DesRoches said.
A gift from Rice University President’s Distinguished Fellow Ruth J. Simmons will help expand breast cancer prevention, education and outreach efforts across Southeast Texas while honoring the life of her late sister, Nora B. Wilson.
Rice Public Affairs wins 4 awards at PRSA Houston Excalibur Awards
Rice's Office of Public Affairs earned four honors at the 41st Public Relations Society of America Houston Excalibur Awards, including Communications Team of the Year for the Rice News and Media Relations team.
Rice President DesRoches elected to National Academy of Construction
The National Academy of Construction has elected Rice President Reginald DesRoches as one of 45 new members in its Class of 2026.
Rice welcomes 10,000 for iconic Oranje Fanwalk ahead of World Cup match
Rice became a sea of orange as an estimated 10,000 Dutch supporters and Houstonians gathered just west of Rice Stadium for one of international soccer’s most colorful traditions: the Oranje Fanwalk.
Rice Board of Trustees welcomes 5 new members
Rice has elected five new members to its board of trustees. Dr. Barbara Jenkins Gibbs ‘73, John V. Jaggers ‘73, Robert “Rob” Kaplan, Akilah Mance ‘05 and Sunit Patel ‘85 will begin their terms July 1.
Over the course of seven days, Rice’s presidential delegation crossed two countries and held meetings with many prominent universities, research institutions and government leaders.
