Scholarly Distinctions
Study with world-renowned scholars, including Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winners, Guggenheim and National Science Foundation fellows and Fulbright Scholars. With relatively small class sizes and a low student to faculty ratio, students receive personal instruction and form relationships that change their lives and mold their careers.
Recent Rice Rankings
- New Ivies, Kaplan/Newsweek College Guide, 2007
- Best Quality of Life and Friendliest Race/Class Interaction, Princeton Review, 2007
- Third in Best Overall Academic Experience for Undergraduate Students, Princeton Review, 2007
- Best National Universities - number 17, U.S. News & World Report, 2007
- Best Value - number eight, U.S. News & World Report, 2007
- Best Buys of 2005, Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2005
Faculty Distinctions
| Distinctions for Current and Emeriti Faculty |
Number
|
| Nobel Prize |
1
|
| Pulitzer Prize |
1
|
| Fulbright Scholars Program |
6
|
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Recipients |
29
|
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members |
8
|
| American Philosophical Society Member |
1
|
| Guggenheim Fellowships |
35
|
| Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
2
|
| National Academy of Engineering |
13
|
| National Academy of Sciences |
4
|
| National Humanities Center Fellows |
5
|
| National Science Foundation Awards/Fellowships |
86
|
Students
| Student Distinctions |
Number
|
| Beinecke Memorial Scholarship |
7
|
| Churchill Winners |
5
|
| Fulbright Scholarships |
81
|
| Goldwater Scholarships |
23
|
| Luce Scholars Program |
3
|
| Marshall Scholarships |
17
|
| Mellon Fellowships |
25
|
| National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship |
11
|
| National Science Foundation Fellowships |
303
|
| Rhodes Scholarships |
11
|
| Truman Scholarships |
7
|
| Udall Foundation |
4
|
| Watson Fellowships |
59
|
| Whitaker Foundation Fellowships |
22
|
