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Rice University continues its upward trajectory in national and international rankings, earning the No. 17 spot in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released today.
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Rice MBA Programs:
- Learn more about our on-campus MBA application deadlines and requirements.
- Learn more about our online MBA program, application deadlines and requirements.
Ph.D. Program (Accounting, Finance, Strategic Management, Operations Management, and Organizational Behavior):
Learn more about the Ph.D. in Business application requirements.
Master of Accounting (MAcc):
- Learn more about the MAcc program and the application process.
Undergraduate Business Major and Minors:
- Learn more about the undergraduate business major. Rice University does not have a separate admissions process for the business major. Applicants interested in business should follow the general application requirements found here. Learn more about how to declare a major here.
- Learn about the undergraduate business minor and the entrepreneurship minor, open to any degree-seeking Rice undergraduate who meets enrollment requirements.
Financing Your MBA
When you're admitted, each program has options to make it more affordable. Rice Business is the 8th most affordable MBA in the top 25, according to Poets & Quants. In addition, an MBA from Rice Business is an investment that will pay dividends throughout your career.
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Semyon Malamud, senior chair at the Swiss Finance Institute and associate professor of finance at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, will host a series of lectures at Rice Business as part of the Dean’s Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program.
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Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week begins Sept. 15 and exemplifies how Houston is developing and scaling real solutions for the challenge of meeting growing global energy demand while reducing carbon emissions.
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Hiring a dedicated customer liaison can steer teams toward stronger collaboration and higher product adoption.
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In nascent markets, breakthrough products like clean cookstoves can save lives. But lasting impact does not come from donations. It comes from the “knowledge intermediaries” that build a market infrastructure to get these products into homes.
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