Still #17 on the US News ratings list, 3-way tie

<p>I woke up hoping to see Rice, which continues to trail Brown and Cornell, easing into the 16th spot on the US News Top 25 list ... What I know clearly is that my son, who graduated in May, and is a very proud Owl alum now, went to an extraordinary school --- and I wish every college student in this nation could have access to this type of college experience! Superb foundation.</p>

<p>Rice is #1 in our book <so far=""> :-)</so></p>

<h1>10 Best Value School</h1>

<h1>6 Biomed engineering (just below JHU, GIT, Duke, MIT, and UCSD).</h1>

<p>Here’s what they said about Rice … [Texas</a> College Road Trip: Rice University - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/09/21/texas-college-road-trip-rice-university]Texas”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/09/21/texas-college-road-trip-rice-university)</p>