Applications for the Rice MBA are open. Round 3 deadline: April 3. Apply today.

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If you would like to start an application for one of our on-campus graduate programs — including the Full-Time MBA, Professional MBA, Executive MBA, Hybrid MBA, Ph.D. Program, Graduate Certificate for Healthcare Management or Master of Accounting — please select “New Users (On-Campus Graduate Applicants)”. 

If you are returning to continue an existing on-campus graduate application, please select “Returning On-Campus Graduate Applicants.” 

Applicants interested in our online MBA (MBA@Rice) should select that option, which will direct you to onlinebusiness.rice.edu. 

Undergraduate prospective students should apply through the Office of Undergraduate Admission. See below for more information.

Application Information

Rice MBA Programs:

Ph.D. Program (Accounting, Finance, Strategic Management, Operations Management, and Organizational Behavior):

Master of Accounting (MAcc):

Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management:

Undergraduate Business Major and Minors:

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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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The 2026 Rice Business Plan Competition announced today the 42 startups invited to compete for more than $1 million in prizes April 9-11 at Rice University and in the Ion District. The RBPC, presented by Rice Business and hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, serves as a global stage for emerging ventures from leading universities.

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