Rice University is a private university in TX, founded in 1912 and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 4,076, and the graduate enrollment is 3,567. Rice University is a hyper-selective school, receiving 23,455 applications and accepting 10.9% of applicants. Rice University’s athletics teams compete at the intramural and varsity level. Additionally, Rice University employs 698 full-time instructional staff (97% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 5:1 student to faculty ratio.