{"name":"Rice University","slug":"rice-university-80c3fb62","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/rice-university-80c3fb62","country":"United States","country_code":"US","city":"Houston","type":"Private","founded":1912,"website":"http://www.rice.edu/","summary":"Rice University was established with the fortune of the Houston merchant William Marsh Rice, who was murdered in 1900 before it opened. It welcomed its first students in 1912 as the William Marsh Rice Institute and was renamed Rice University in 1960. It is a private research university in Houston organised around a residential college system.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"#122","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"id":"tuition","value":"$57,210","detail":"per year, 2023"},{"id":"admission","value":"8%","detail":"2024"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"Official website","url":"http://www.rice.edu/"},{"label":"Admissions","url":"https://admission.rice.edu/"},{"label":"Financial aid","url":"https://financialaid.rice.edu/"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip"},{"label":"Common Data Set 2025-26: 9,071 total students","url":"https://ideas.rice.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CDS_2025-26_WEBSITE.pdf"},{"label":"Cross-check: opening 1912, motto, private status","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_University"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}