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<p>William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a <a href="/facts/Private_university/KHHzGNID">private</a> <a href="/facts/Research_university/Joe4e6SF">research university</a> in <a href="/facts/Houston/1v8AwQUN">Houston, Texas</a>, United States. Established in 1912, the university spans 300 acres. </p><p>Rice University comprises eight undergraduate, graduate and professional schools, including <a href="/facts/Rice_University_School_of_Humanities/s3xVtK3L">School of Humanities</a>, <a href="/facts/Rice_University_School_of_Social_Sciences/VQkSx5Su">School of Social Sciences</a>, <a href="/facts/Jesse_H._Jones_Graduate_School_of_Business/1o9a3MgK">Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business</a>, <a href="/facts/George_R._Brown_School_of_Engineering/rutvpjuB">George R. Brown School of Engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/Wiess_School_of_Natural_Sciences/ctQaqHjR">Wiess School of Natural Sciences</a>, <a href="/facts/Susanne_M._Glasscock_School_of_Continuing_Studies/4Kuydyn5">Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies</a>, <a href="/facts/Rice_University_School_of_Architecture/BoRUX5Sb">Rice School of Architecture</a>, and <a href="/facts/Shepherd_School_of_Music/1KP1BkQz">Shepherd School of Music</a>. </p><p>Established as William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art after the murder of its namesake <a href="/facts/William_Marsh_Rice/0PEvb8qL">William Marsh Rice</a>, Rice has been a member of the <a href="/facts/Association_of_American_Universities/kAMDCykI">Association of American Universities</a> since 1985 and is <a href="/facts/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education/xyYmXgJ6">classified</a> among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Rice competes in 14 <a href="/facts/NCAA_Division_I/fJv6wUW1">NCAA Division I</a> varsity sports and is a part of the <a href="/facts/American_Athletic_Conference/5lQ6TPxl">American Athletic Conference</a>. Its teams are the <a href="/facts/Rice_Owls/TMUpEcoV">Rice Owls</a>. </p><p>Alumni include 26 <a href="/facts/Marshall_Scholarship/MRQ8TNua">Marshall Scholars</a>, 13 <a href="/facts/Rhodes_Scholarship/aVf26dt3">Rhodes Scholars</a>, 7 <a href="/facts/Churchill_Scholarship/9xs2BjR0">Churchill Scholars</a>, and 3 <a href="/facts/Nobel_Prize/3z1Y3oFL">Nobel laureates</a>.[<i>as of?</i>] </p>