# What if you could feel just as connected to Rice as your child does?
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PARENTS & FAMILIES
# What if you could feel just as connected to Rice as your child does?
# Rice Parents & Families
Parents and family members are a valued part of the Rice community! We encourage you to take full advantage of the opportunities throughout the year to attend events — including Families Weekend, concerts and athletic events — and we also hope that you'll continue to stay connected to Rice events and news via our website. We believe you will come to love Rice as many thousands have before you.
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### O-Week 2023
### Campus Tour
# RESOURCES FOR PARENTS & FAMILIES
#### Cost & Aid
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- [APPLYING FOR AID](https://financialaid.rice.edu/freshman)
- [TYPES OF AID](https://financialaid.rice.edu/types-of-aid)
- [COST OF ATTENDANCE](https://financialaid.rice.edu/cost-attendance)
#### Admission Information
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- [APPLY TO RICE](https://admission.rice.edu/apply)
- [FIND YOUR ADMISSION COUNSELOR](https://admission.rice.edu/apply/find-your-admission-counselor)
- [ADMISSION PHILOSOPHY](https://admission.rice.edu/apply/admission-philosophy)
#### Visit Rice
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- [VIRTUAL VISITS](https://admission.rice.edu/schedule-my-visit)
- [VIRTUAL TOUR](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFlgR9Ro650&feature=emb_rel_pause)
- [HOUSTON](https://admission.rice.edu/life-rice/houston)
#### Campus Life
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- [ON-CAMPUS EXPERIENCE](https://www.rice.edu/campus-life)
- [CAMPUS SAFETY](https://rupd.rice.edu/)
- [RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES](https://admission.rice.edu/life-rice/residential-colleges)
- [DINING SERVICES](https://dining.rice.edu/)
#### Support Resources
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- [ACADEMIC SUPPORT](https://success.rice.edu/)
- [MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT](https://ga.rice.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services-organizations/health-counseling-wellbeing/)
- [FIRST GENERATION](https://success.rice.edu/firstgens)
- [ACCESS AND SUPPORT PORTAL](https://aop.rice.edu/access-and-opportunity-portal-about)
- [WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER](https://women.rice.edu/)
- [DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER](https://drc.rice.edu/)
- [SAFE OFFICE (TITLE IX)](https://safe.rice.edu/)
#### Success & Outcomes
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- [CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT](https://ccd.rice.edu/)
- [JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS](https://ccd.rice.edu/students/jobs-internships)
- [ALUMNI NETWORKING](https://alumni.rice.edu/sallyportal)
- [GRADUATION RATES](https://oir.rice.edu/students-scholars/outcomes/retention-and-graduation-rates)
# What Makes Rice Different
What if one of the top research universities didn’t act like all the other selective schools?
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#### Top 20 in USA Consistently Ranked
#### Top 20 in USA Consistently Ranked
Here at Rice, we don’t just honor tradition - we create legacy. For over 20 years, Rice has cultivated the unconventional thinkers that go on to change the world. That’s why they are more than just students - they are the dreamers who build our future.\
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*U.S. News & World Report, 2023*
#### No. 4 Quality of Life
#### No. 4 Quality of Life
Our residential college system forms the heart of a vibrant student life. Students build community both inside and outside their residential colleges and pursue their passions alongside their degrees. At Rice, students find not just an education, but their home.\
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*Princeton Review, 2023*
#### 6:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
#### 6:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio
Rice prides itself on a unique approach to academics - collaboration over competition. And by taking small classes with world-class professors in top ranked programs, you’ll find building relationships, finding internships, and receiving mentorship at the forefront of your learning experience.
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# **Helpful** Links
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**CALL**
713-348-7423
**EMAIL**
admission@rice.edu
**HOURS**
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