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An Invitation
Go beyond the brochure
this October.
Meet the people behind the programs — the faculty you’ll learn from, the students currently enrolled, and the staff who’ll guide you through the process. Information sessions, coffee chats and campus tours, all month.
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Where to find us in October
Ananya, this is the part a brochure cannot do. Here’s what is coming up this month — all of it open to every program. Registration takes less than a minute.
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Oct
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Meet the Ambassadors: Coffee Chat
Drop in for an informal conversation with a current Graduate Student Ambassador and ask anything about grad life at Rice.
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Oct
09
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Ambassador Campus Tour
Fri 9 Oct — 12:00 PM CT • Lovett Hall
Walk the campus with a Graduate Student Ambassador, see where you would actually spend your time, and ask them anything along the way.
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Oct
14
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Meet the Ambassadors: Coffee Chat
Drop in for an informal conversation with a current Graduate Student Ambassador and ask anything about grad life at Rice.
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Oct
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Ambassador Campus Tour
Fri 23 Oct — 12:00 PM CT • Lovett Hall
Walk the campus with a Graduate Student Ambassador, see where you would actually spend your time, and ask them anything along the way.
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What to ask us
Rice runs graduate programs across architecture, engineering and computing, humanities, music, natural sciences, and the social sciences. They are small by design, which means you work closely with faculty from the start rather than after you have proved yourself. Deadlines, test scores and transcripts are covered in the application FAQ.
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“Ph.D. or master’s?”
The two routes point at different work rather than different levels. A Ph.D. ends in a dissertation and trains researchers. Master’s degrees are shorter and built to advance careers, and several run online as well as on campus. Ask which one matches the work you want to be doing.
“What does funding actually cover?”
Doctoral students at Rice generally pay no tuition and receive a stipend, with no separate funding application. Master’s programs are tuition-based, but scholarships do exist and employers often contribute. Ask what your program offers and who tends to qualify.
“What’s Houston like?”
Rice sits on 300 wooded acres next to the Texas Medical Center and the museum district. Most people apply without ever visiting — ask about a campus tour, and ask what the cost of living here is actually like.
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Already know it’s Rice?
The 2027 application is open. You don’t have to wait for a session to start it.
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Doctoral Application Fee Waiver Weeks
Requests open Oct. 14 and close Nov. 1. Doctoral applicants worldwide can request a waiver for the application fee — no code needed, it attaches to the email address on your application. Your completed application still has to be in by Nov. 27, 10:59 p.m. CST for the waiver to hold, and a 3.0 GPA or the equivalent is required.
Issued until they run out. One request covers multiple doctoral programs. Not available for master’s programs or for programs in the Jones School of Business.
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Watch
New students at orientation on why they chose Rice, and the campus they’re now part of.
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Find Your Fit
Not sure which program is right for you?
Rice offers graduate degree and certificate programs across eight schools. Browse by school, research interest, or degree type — no application required to start looking.
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Tailor your preferences
What are you interested in studying?
Tell us a degree type, a school, or a program and everything we send you from here will match it. It takes under a minute.
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In a snap: Grad School 101
Explore our Instagram carousel to learn what graduate school actually involves — how a Ph.D. differs from a master’s, how long each one takes, and what you’d be committing to either way.
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