Rice University

Summary

Rice University is a private university^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,960 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rice University was a member of Oak Ridge Associated Universities^[3].
• Rice University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[4].
• Rice University was a member of Digital Library Federation^[5].
• Rice University was a member of Association of Research Libraries^[6].
• Rice University was a member of National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities^[7].
• Rice University was a member of Universities Research Association^[8].
• Rice University is located in Houston^[9].
• Rice University is in the country of United States^[10].
• Rice University's instance of is recorded as private university^[11].
• Rice University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[12].
• Rice University's instance of is recorded as research university^[13].
• William Marsh Rice is named after Rice University^[14].
• Rice University's headquarters location is recorded as Houston^[15].
• Rice University's postal code is recorded as 77005-1827^[16].
• Rice University's child organization or unit is recorded as James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy^[17].
• Rice University's child organization or unit is recorded as Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business^[18].
• Rice University's child organization or unit is recorded as Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies^[19].
• Rice University's child organization or unit is recorded as George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing^[20].
• Rice University's child organization or unit is recorded as Kinder Institute for Urban Research^[21].
• Rice University's child organization or unit is recorded as Rice University School of Architecture^[22].
• Rice University's child organization or unit is recorded as Wiess School of Natural Sciences^[23].
• Rice University's child organization or unit is recorded as Rice University School of Humanities^[24].
• Rice University's child organization or unit is recorded as Shepherd School of Music^[25].
• Rice University's child organization or unit is recorded as Rice University School of Social Sciences^[26].
• Rice University's Commons category is recorded as Rice University^[27].

Body

Founding

1891 marks the founding of Rice University^[28].

Operations

Rice University's headquarters location is recorded as Houston^[15]. Subsidiaries include James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy^[17], a public policy school^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1993^[31]; Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business^[18], a business school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1974^[34]; Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies^[19], a higher education institution^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1967^[37]; George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing^[20], an engineering college^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1975^[40]; Kinder Institute for Urban Research^[21], a think tank^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 2010^[43], headquartered in Houston^[44]; and Rice University School of Architecture^[22], an architecture school^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1912^[47].

Industry

Rice University's industry is recorded as higher education^[48].

Why It Matters

Rice University ranks in the top 5% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,960 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Works attributed to it include Online Statistics Education: An Interactive Multimedia Course of Study^[51], a website^[52].