Check it out-Rice vs the non-HYP Ivies

College Search & Selection
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<p>If you are thinking about adding any more excellent colleges to your list, then you might want to consider underknown and underappreciated Rice University. </p>

<p>Here are ten interesting comparisons of Rice against the non-HYP Ivies:</p>

<li> Size of undergraduate student body</li>
</ol>

<p>3049 RICE</p>

<p>9730 U Penn
4085 Dartmouth
5260 Columbia
13,562 Cornell
6010 Brown</p>

<li> Acceptance Rate</li>
</ol>

<p>24% RICE</p>

<p>18% U Penn
16% Dartmouth
10% Columbia
25% Cornell
14% Brown</p>

<li>2006 National Merit Scholars enrolling</li>
</ol>

<p>140 RICE</p>

<p>100 U Penn
69 Dartmouth
62 Columbia
64 Cornell
94 Brown</p>

<li>% of students from public high schools</li>
</ol>

<p>71% RICE</p>

<p>52% U Penn
61% Dartmouth
49% Columbia
na% Cornell
60% Brown</p>

<li>Endowment Per Capita (from NACUBO a/o 6/30/06)</li>
</ol>

<p>$801,980 RICE</p>

<p>$224,151 U Penn
$537,476 Dartmouth
$243,184 Columbia
$220,032 Cornell
$266,663 Brown</p>

<li>Month of February High-Low temperature</li>
</ol>

<p>67-48 RICE</p>

<p>42-28 U Penn
34-12 Dartmouth
42-29 Columbia
33-14 Cornell
39-23 Brown</p>

<li>SAT scores for 25th/75th percentiles</li>
</ol>

<p>1330-1540 RICE</p>

<p>1330-1510 U Penn
1350-1550 Dartmouth
1320-1520 Columbia
1280-1490 Cornell
1350-1530 Brown</p>

<li>ACT scores for 25th/75th percentiles</li>
</ol>

<p>30-34 RICE</p>

<p>29-33 U Penn
28-34 Dartmouth
28-33 Columbia
28-32 Cornell
27-33 Brown</p>

<li>Student/Faculty Ratio</li>
</ol>

<p>5/1 RICE</p>

<p>6/1 U Penn
8/1 Dartmouth
6/1 Columbia
10/1 Cornell
9/1 Brown</p>

<li>Annual Tuition Cost</li>
</ol>

<p>$26,974 RICE</p>

<p>$35,916 U Penn
$35,288 Dartmouth
$35,166 Columbia
$34,781 Cornell
$36,342 Brown</p>

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<p>Rice sounds nice.</p>

<p>Screw college, I should just write rhymes for a living.</p>

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<p>Yes, but rice is in Texas. From what I know,Texas isn't very desirable to those attracted to the Ivies.</p>

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<p>Hawkette,</p>

<p>I think it compares favorably with Yale and Princeton as well. Forget all the numbers, Rice is clearly undervalued and some of HYPS is highly overvalued.</p>

<p>It will take more than numbers to break the mental models of folks around their traditional and deeply held notions of prestige. </p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>whoa i didnt know rice had less undergrads than dartmouth. thats pretty neat</p>

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<p>You have made a compelling case. Any downsides? Sounds amazing.</p>

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<p>Rice may have fewer undergrads than Dartmouth, but Dartmouth has a higher percentage of undergrads in its student body. (71% Dartmouth, 60% Rice)</p>

<p>But yes, I agree that Rice is terribly underrated.</p>

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<p>Rice has some merit scholarships, but none of the Ivy schools do. For full-pay families, that can come in handy.</p>

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<p>If only Rice wasn't in Texas. (just somethin about texas, i dunno)</p>

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<p>as ppl have said: downside = texas. but i live in texas so its fine haha</p>

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<p>This is why Rice is my number #1/2 school. Texas is not the best state, but can't really complain after Arkansas.</p>

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<p>Wow ... so much hate for Texas. Have any of you ever been to Houston? Ever visited Rice? I'm a transplant from the east coast, and love it here. Houston is a very welcoming, diverse city, with a great arts scene, top-notch museums, major league sports teams, parks, and a world renowned medical center (with 13 hospitals) right next door to the campus. It has a low cost of living, mild temps during the majority of the school year, and fabulous affordable restaurants.</p>

<p>The Rice campus is beautiful, filled with live oak trees and surrounded by upscale neighborhoods and a large eclectic shopping/restaurant area within walking distance (including great Thai, Cuban, Indian, Jewish deli, Italian, Vietnamese, Turkish, and many other restaurants). Houston can be easily reached by direct flights to many cities, and has access to a beach an hour away. And most of all, the people in Houston are friendly and nice. What more could a student want?</p>

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<p>Rice is amazing. It just lacks the mystique that some other universities possess. If one can overlook that, Rice is as good a choice as any university out there.</p>

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<p>What programs is Rice known for?</p>

<p>Your argument, as usual, rests on the quality of the study body. But, what about the quality of research conducted or the quality of the faculty? Do you have a breakdown of the departments it's known to excel in?</p>

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<p>How about cross-admit yield, hmm?</p>

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<p>
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What programs is Rice known for?

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<p>Some engineering programs, particularly EECS.</p>

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<p>Besides the sciences, Rice also has great music and kinesiology programs. </p>

<p>It's also pretty known for double and triple majors.</p>

<p>
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Dartmouth has a higher percentage of undergrads in its student body. (71% Dartmouth, 60% Rice)

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Rice
Undergrads: 2995
Grads: 2013
Faculty: 598 (352 tenured, 134 TT)</p>

<p>1-9 students: 30.3% of courses
10-19 students: 31.4% of courses
Median course size: 13</p>

<p>Dartmouth
Undergrads: 4100
Grads: 1600
Faculty: 597 (366 Arts & Sciences, 166 Medicine, 38 Business, 27 engineering)</p>

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<p>Rice is known for EECS, CS, Bioengineering, music and ChemEng. Buckyballs were discovered there so I think the chemistry and physics departments have a good reputation. The architecture program is very good. When I was there the social sciences and history professors were well-liked. The economics department is decent. The CEO of Ernst & Young graduated from Rice. One thing I would add that I liked about Rice was the flexibility as to the courses I could take. They have loose distribution requirements. The campus is beautiful, particularly the architecture of the buildings. I came from Florida, not the Northeast, but I found the Texas culture charming. It was fun to learn the Cotton Eye Joe and learn about country western music. I was introduced to Willie Nelson, Little Feat, Marshall Tucker Band, etc. Students at Rice are not "good ole boys"; most of them come from urban and suburban areas and from out of state.</p>

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<p>Rice is going to be my son's reach. But we're already in Texas.</p>

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<p>Another strong plus: no greeks. Instead, all students are members of a residential college. Both my kids attend, and love it. The res college system fosters a very welcoming, inclusive and diverse experience.</p>