• Houston, Texas
• Student Population: 6,224
• Undergraduate Population: 3,755
• Student to Faculty Ratio: 9:01
• Total Annual Cost: $50,171
• In-State Tuition: $35,551
• Out-of-State Tuition: $35,551
• Percent on Financial Aid: 72.0%
• Percent Admitted: 19.0%
• SAT Composite Range: 1330
• #19 in research university

http://www.forbes.com/colleges/rice-university/

• applied science programs
  • artificial heart research
  • structural chemical analysis
  • signal processing
  • space science
  • nanotechnology
• honor council
  • unproctored, timed, close-book, take-home exams
• AP credit if 4 or 5
• requirements
  • English 4
  • Laboratory science (e.g., biology, chemistry, physics) 2
  • Social studies 2
  • A foreign language 2
  • Mathematics 3
  • Additional credits in any of the categories above 3
  • Exams
    • SAT
    • 2 SAT II subject tests
    • or ACT with writing