A private university by the name of Rice University is located in Houston, TX. Rice University covers an area of 300 acres. Rice University was founded in the year 1912. Keeping the pursuit of research, innovation, and excellence at the center, Rice University has been imparting quality education to its students. The motto of the varsity is Letters, Science, Art and its official colors are blue and gray. The total enrolment stands at 7,124 (Fall 2018) students at Rice University. Around 3,989 and 3,293 students take admission in various undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the university. The school has a total of 680 full time academic staff. These faculty teach different courses to the students. Around 100% of the students are 24 and under at Rice University. At RU around 32% are white, 26% are Asian, and 16% belong to Hispanic ethnicity. And, when it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 48% of the students are females and 52% are males. The college has produced several achievers in its 108 years of existence and some of the notable alumni are Peggy Whitson (Biochemist, Astronaut), James H. Newman (Physicist, Astronaut), John Doerr (Venture capitalist), and Joyce Carol Oates (Editor, Poet). Rice University's sporting teams are affiliated to NCAA Division I – C-USA. Like several universities in the country, athletics play an important part here as well. Taking into account all the undergraduate and graduate degrees, including both residential and online, RU offers around 150 programs. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.), and SACS (Southern Assn. of Colleges and Schools). $6 billion (2019) is the total value of endowment of the Rice University.
