Future Owls flock to Rice for Owl Days
Rice welcomed admitted students and their families to campus for Owl Days April 11 and for Owl Days Express April 13. The program is an opportunity for new students to explore the campus and its surrounding area. The Class of 2029 connected with fellow Owls, learned more about what the next four years may look like and experienced Rice’s community, academics and culture of care.
Rice slashes student costs by $650M over 5 years with free tuition program
Rice is proud to celebrate over five years of transforming access to higher education through The Rice Investment, the university’s signature financial aid program.
A ‘momentous’ time at Rice: Class of 2028 begins O-Week Aug. 18
Rice will kick off its annual O-Week tradition Aug. 18, the orientation program that familiarizes incoming students with their new schools, residential colleges and classmates as it welcomes the Class of 2028.
Rice announces updates to application processes
Rice University announced today two significant updates to its admission policies. The first introduces an Early Decision II plan, while the second modifies the test score policy for admissions applications. Both changes will be implemented for the fall 2024-25 admission cycle.
Rice joins nationwide effort to make financial aid more transparent
Rice University is one of more than 360 colleges in the U.S. committed to making financial aid offers more transparent.
O-Week 2022: Rice set to welcome incoming Class of 2026 Aug. 14
Just a few days shy of the start of O-Week, Rice’s time-honored new student orientation, every corner of campus is preparing for the arrival of the university’s second-largest incoming undergraduate class of all time on Aug. 14.
Admitted students flock to campus as Owl Days return
Hundreds of admitted students and their families flocked to Rice campus April 8 and 11 for the first in-person Owl Days since 2019.
Owl Days are back after two-year pandemic break
For the first time since 2019, the Rice community will once again welcome hundreds of newly admitted students to campus for Owl Days 2022 on April 8 and 11.
Leebron outlines progress, challenges in State of the University
President Leebron committed Rice to “doing all we do at the highest level … regardless of the challenges we face” in his State of the University address to faculty.
Rice University admits highest number of freshman students
Applications jump 26% over last year, setting new record
State of the University: President hails 'remarkable performance'
David Leebron delivered his 2020 State of the University address with a salute to the university’s faculty, staff and students for overcoming the year’s unprecedented challenges.
