Rice University is a highly selective private research university in Houston, Texas, consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the United States. Founded in 1912, Rice has grown into a globally recognized institution known for exceptional engineering, science, architecture, and music programs. Rice's student-to-faculty ratio of 6:1 is among the lowest of any major research university in the country. Houston, the fourth-largest city in the United States, gives Rice students access to the Texas Medical Center (the largest medical complex in the world), a thriving energy sector, NASA'…