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Lovett Hall
As the first building on campus, students recognize the iconic Lovett Hall as a quintessential symbol of the Rice experience. Lovett Hall happens to be home to the Office of Admission.
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Sewall Hall
With art studios and psych lab space, Sewall Hall is a useful academic space for many students.
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Herzstein Hall
The second building built for the academic quad, Herzstein Hall houses one of the largest amphitheaters on campus, capable of seating 300 students.
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Academic Quad
One of the oldest parts of campus, the Academic Quad is anchored by Lovett Hall, the first building on campus.
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Anderson Hall
In Anderson Hall you'll find Rice’s architecture program, one of the best professional programs in the country. Around campus you might find projects designed by our talented architecture students dotted across campus.
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Fondren Library
If you need to get some serious studying done, Fondren Library is your best bet. In addition to the 2.5 million volumes and 3 million microforms, the library has many study spaces for students to discover.
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Rayzor Hall
Housing 12 foreign language departments as well as a state-of-the-art Language Resource Center, Rayzor Hall is one of the academic buildings that line the academic quad.
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Humanities Building
Home to the School of Humanities, this building was carefully constructed around an existing mature live oak tree, which now shades the courtyard at the base of the building’s Pitman Tower.
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MultiCultural Center
The MultiCultural Center was established in order to provide a space to cultivate a diverse and inclusive community with our students, faculty, staff and alumni.
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Herring Hall
This building houses offices for faculty from the School of Humanities, specifically for the Department of Art History and Department of English, as well as the Humanities Research Center.
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Brochstein Pavilion
A central gathering place for students and faculty, the building’s design was inspired by the 4,000-plus trees across campus. Stop inside to grab a coffee or sandwich.
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Rice Memorial Center
The original structure built before the Ley Student Center was added on, the RMC is home to the Center for Civic Leadership as well as student offices such as the offices for Rice Thresher, Campanile (yearbook), and KTRU Radio.
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Ley Student Center
The Ley Student Center functions as the hub for student life. Be sure to stop by our student run coffee shop, the Rice Coffeehouse, for your favorite drink!
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McNair Hall
Home to the School of Business which now offers a business major and minor for undergraduate students as well as a "Lilie Outpost" for the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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James A. Baker Hall
Named after former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, this building houses the Baker Institute, Economics and Policy Studies departments.
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Kraft Hall
Kraft Hall is our newest home for the School of Social Sciences. With seven different departments and other programs for research, students practice experiential learning by venturing outside their classrooms to tackle society’s greatest challenges.
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Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Ranked among the top 10 undergraduate programs in the country, students at the Shepherd School regularly perform in concerts, operas and recitals. The facilities include a 1,000-seat concert hall, an opera studio, 45 practice rooms and two courtyards.
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Brockman Hall for Opera
This new building houses the Lucian and Nancy Morrison Theater, a three-tiered, 600-seat, European-style theater with an orchestra pit for 70 musicians. It is the first theater with this particular configuration among U.S. universities and conservatories.
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Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
With indoor basketball courts, racquetball courts, squash courts, cardio and weight areas, a dance studio, outdoor-lighted basketball courts, heated outdoor recreation and competition pools, and group fitness classes, there is something for anyone to enjoy.
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George R. Brown Hall
For all our future scientists, the School of Natural Sciences in George R. Brown Hall is their home. This building was constructed for research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, organic chemistry and the booming biomedical sciences.
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Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
Home to the George R. Brown School of Engineering, Duncan Hall is well known for its intricately painted ceiling - a feature you won't find in your average classroom building.
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Baker College
As the oldest residential college on campus, Baker is filled with tradition. Bakerites love to pass on this legacy with every new incoming class, and pride themselves on their spot as number one.
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Brown College
The residents of Brown, a.k.a. Brownies, may just be some of the sweetest people you meet at Rice. Between bonding at Brown Skate and going all out for holidays with floor decorations, you’ll love spending time with Brownies.
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Duncan College
By making milkshakes for Thirsty Thursday or playing ping pong during Monday Night Lights, Duncaroos love fostering community. If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll witness someone getting “dunked” in the affectionately named DuncTank outside for their birthday.
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Hanszen College
Hanszen's friendly, caring and supportive college culture is reflected in their "Hanszen Family Heart." Hanszenites can be found lunching in the quad by day, enjoying sunset from the Terrace, and studying in cozy corners by night.
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Jones College
As the first women’s college on campus, Jones has a long and storied history. Though it has since become co-ed, Jonesians never forget to celebrate the birthday of their namesake, Mary Gibbs Jones, with their annual birthday bash.
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Lovett College
Named after Rice’s first president, Edgar Odell Lovett, this college loves its communal spirit and welcoming nature. Because of the building's distinctive architecture, many compare Lovett’s main building to a giant toaster.
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Martel College
While young, Martelians honor their history! Best known for instituting Greek Week, this is just one way they celebrate the Greek heritage of their founding father, Speros P. Martela. In their free time, you might find Martelians on their sundeck.
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McMurtry College
Though a newer college, McMurtry embraces this chance to innovate! Whether it’s proposing new traditions or flexing creative skills in the McMurtry Innovation Space (open to anyone!), Murts know how to live in the present while planning for the future.
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Sid Richardson College
Though they are the smallest residential college, Sidizens take pride in their tower, which is the tallest building on campus. With floor and common culture and “floor wars,” life is never boring at the small but mighty Sid Rich.
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Wiess College
Traditions at Wiess center around their fun nature. Through activities like Team Fun Friday Wiess or their iconic camping trip, Wiessmen bond through activities that embrace their well known motto: Team Family Wiess!
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Will Rice College
With the mystical phoenix as its mascot, Will Rice owns its name as the College of Gods and Goddesses. They love competition - challenge them in the game room or in intramural sports, Will Ricers will never turn you down!
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Abercrombie Engineering Lab
While this lab has been removed, a new engineering building will be erected featuring modern multidisciplinary labs and will also serve as headquarters for The Welch Institute for Advanced Materials.
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Academic Tents
As part of the initiative to fight COVID-19, Rice erected these to ensure students have a safe environment to join an in-person class. Students have even been able to personalize the tents in order to give them the Rice touch.
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Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Ranked among the top 10 undergraduate programs in the country, students at the Shepherd School regularly perform in concerts, operas and recitals. The facilities include a 1,000-seat concert hall, an opera studio, 45 practice rooms and two courtyards.
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Anderson Hall
In Anderson Hall you'll find Rice’s architecture program, one of the best professional programs in the country. Around campus you might find projects designed by our talented architecture students dotted across campus.
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Anderson Biological Labs
Known to most on campus simply as "Bio," Anderson Biological Labs is the southernmost of three similar buildings (biology, geology and space science), all of which were designed by the same architects.
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James A. Baker Hall
Named after former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, this building houses the Baker Institute, Economics and Policy Studies departments.
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Brockman Hall for Physics
While this may seem like your average classroom building, be sure to check out the deck in the back where students can enjoy the view of a fountain while they study.
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George R. Brown Hall
For all our future scientists, the School of Natural Sciences in George R. Brown Hall is their home. This building was constructed for research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, organic chemistry and the booming biomedical sciences.
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Dell Butcher Hall
This building, which houses the administrative space for the Smalley-Curl institute, features intricately etched glass as well as an unusual outdoor classroom on its roof.
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Herman Brown Hall
The Herman Brown Hall for Mathematical Sciences features classrooms and faculty offices for the Departments of Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy. Fun fact: former President George H. W. Bush once had an office in this building.
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Herring Hall
This building houses offices for faculty from the School of Humanities, specifically for the Department of Art History and Department of English, as well as the Humanities Research Center.
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Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
Home to the George R. Brown School of Engineering, Duncan Hall is well known for its intricately painted ceiling - a feature you won't find in your average classroom building.
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Fondren Library
If you need to get some serious studying done, Fondren Library is your best bet. In addition to the 2.5 million volumes and 3 million microforms, the library has many study spaces for students to discover.
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Herzstein Hall
The second building built for the academic quad, Herzstein Hall houses one of the largest amphitheaters on campus, capable of seating 300 students.
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Humanities Building
Home to the School of Humanities, this building was carefully constructed around an existing mature live oak tree, which now shades the courtyard at the base of the building’s Pitman Tower.
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Keck Hall
Keck Hall provides laboratory space and offices for faculty in the Department of Biosciences and the Department of Bioengineering. Under the steps of the chemistry lecture hall you'll find the graduate student lounge, Valhalla.
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Keith-Wiess Geological Labs
This middle structure of the so-called “bio, geo, spac” trinity of buildings built between the late ’50s and mid ’60s houses Earth science, geology and geophysics.
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Kraft Hall
Kraft Hall is our newest home for the School of Social Sciences. With seven different departments and other programs for research, students practice experiential learning by venturing outside their classrooms to tackle society’s greatest challenges.
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Maxfield Hall
This building, one of the original four structures on the Rice campus, continues to house office and classroom space as well as a working cogeneration plant.
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Mechanical Engineering Building
The Cox Mechanical Engineering Building is home to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
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McNair Hall
Home to the School of Business which now offers a business major and minor for undergraduate students as well as a "Lilie Outpost" for the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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Mudd Computer Science Lab
Built to be the university’s center for computation, Mudd Lab offers workstations for students and employees.
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Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
The OEDK allows students to step out of the classroom and literally build their futures. With an emphasis on experiential learning, Rice encourages and supports students who want to use their skills to impact the world around them.
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Rayzor Hall
Housing 12 foreign language departments as well as a state-of-the-art Language Resource Center, Rayzor Hall is one of the academic buildings that line the academic quad.
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Sewall Hall
With art studios and psych lab space, Sewall Hall is a useful academic space for many students.
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Space Science and Technology Building
The third building in the so-called "bio, geo, spac" trinity of Rice, it was built with financial support from NASA to house Rice’s space science department (now under the Department of Physics and Astronomy).
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Rice Stadium
Home to the Rice Owls football team, this historic stadium is where President Kennedy made his inspiring “Moonshot” speech.
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Tudor Fieldhouse
The Tudor Fieldhouse and Youngkin Center complex houses Rice Athletics and provides practice and competition space for the Rice basketball and volleyball teams.
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Reckling Park
Students love to cheer on the baseball team in the spring and summer at this stadium where Rice has won an eye-opening 77 percent of its more than 600 games at Reckling Park since opening in 2000.
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Ley Track and Soccer Stadium
Students can find soccer matches here, or watch Rice compete in track and field.
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George R. Brown Tennis Center
If you want to play a game of tennis, head to this sprawling 126,000-square-foot complex, the home for tennis at Rice at all levels (NCAA, intramural and the Rice Tennis Club).
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Fox Gym
This gym is a practice space inside the Tudor Field House and Youngkin Center athletics complex.
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Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
With indoor basketball courts, racquetball courts, squash courts, cardio and weight areas, a dance studio, outdoor-lighted basketball courts, heated outdoor recreation and competition pools, and group fitness classes, there is something for anyone to enjoy.
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Rice Aquatics Center
You may have played beach volleyball, but have you ever heard of pool volleyball? Students come to this aquatics center for fun intramural matches or to simply spend a relaxing afternoon poolside.
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Intramural Fields
Students can reserve these fields any time they'd like for games and tournaments.
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Bike Track
This bike track open for students to use is located west of Rice Stadium in the Greenbriar parking lot.
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Rice Bikes
Taking care of all your biking needs since 2011, this student-run business was founded by two Rice students to provide bike-related services and to bring the Rice community together.
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Waltrip Indoor Training Center
Reminiscent of a big bubble, this new indoor training center offers climate-protected space for varsity athletics training, campus recreation and Rice student events.
