Rice University

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Rice University

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Chartered

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1891

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Founder

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William Marsh Rice

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School type

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Private University

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Private - University

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President

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David W. Leebron

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Location

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Houston, Tx., USA

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Houston - Tx. - USA

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Enrollment

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2,822 undergraduate,1,948 graduate

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Faculty

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855

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Endowment

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US $3 billion

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Campus

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Urban, 285 acres (1.2 km²)

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Mascot

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Sammy the Owl

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Website

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Rice.edu

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William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University, but formerly known as Rice Institute, is located in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. Rice attempts to combine the small size and teaching emphasis of a liberal arts college with the scholarship of a major research university. The faculty is nationally known for its close involvement in nanotechnology research{{ref|nano}}. Much of the initial development of artificial hearts has also been conducted with the help of Rice faculty. Forty-one years ago, Rice University established its department of space science (now the Rice Space Institute). Fullerenes were discovered at Rice, leading to a Nobel Prize for two faculty members in 1996.

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Museum District - Houston, Texas - Liberal arts - University - Nanotechnology - Artificial hearts - Rice Space Institute - Fullerenes - Nobel Prize - 1996

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Rice and the Houston Independent School District jointly operate a K-8 school in Houston called "The Rice School" or "La Escuela Rice".

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