Institute and Broad Institute
Woodson Research Center Special Collections & Archives – publisher of print and web-based materials highlighting the department's primary source collections such as the Houston African American, Asian American, and Jewish History Archives, University Archives, rare books, and hip hop/rap music-related materials from the Swishahouse record label and Houston Folk Music Archive, etc.
=== Admissions ===
Admission to Rice is rated as "most selective" by U.S. News & World Report.
For fall 2024, Rice received 32,473 freshmen applications of which 2,597 were admitted (8.0%) slightly higher than the record-low 7.9% acceptance rate in 2023. The 25th and 75th SAT scores for the class of 2024 were 1510 and 1560 respectively; the same numbers for the ACT Composite score was 34–35.
Admission to the university is need-blind for domestic applicants.
=== Rankings and reputation ===
Rice was ranked tied at 17th among national universities and 108th among global universities, 6th for "best undergraduate …
