Location: Houston, TX

School Colors: Grey and Blue

Mascot: Sammy the Owl

Tuition: $39,880

Total Cost of Attendance: $56,316

Undergraduate Population: 2,850

Campus Size: 295 acres

Offers: More than 50 undergraduate programs, 51 master programs, and 29 doctoral programs

Most Popular Majors: Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Psychology, General Economics and Electrical, and Electronics Engineering.

Famous Alumni: David Rhodes (president of CBS), Josh Earnest (press secretary for Obama), and Candace Bushnell (author of Sex and the City)

For more information check: www.rice.edu