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Rice MBA student Sydney Harrison shares her thoughts on questions to ask and actions to take when you’re not sure what you want to do in business school.
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Rice Business senior lecturer Al Danto shares advice for veterans applying to business school, from finding the right program to translating military experience for admissions.
6 Oct
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A new article explores how colleges can use entrepreneurship education to prepare students for a rapidly changing job market, highlighting Rice University’s startup accelerator and institutionwide focus on entrepreneurship.
5 Oct
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Beginning with the class entering in fall 2027, Rice will offer free tuition to admitted university students from families earning up to $200,000 per year, the university announced today (August 3). Students from families earning less than $100,000 will have tuition, mandatory fees, room, and board fully covered.
Congratulations to Marissa Minter and Alan Vu, recognized by Poets & Quants among the 2026 Best and Brightest Online MBAs.
A Houston venture capital analysis co-authored by Rice Business Executive MBA candidate Stephanie Schmidt highlights the city's growing innovation ecosystem, arguing that stronger startup formation is key to building on recent successes like Fervo Energy's IPO.
Rice University names its new $54.5 million business building after donors Asha and Farid Virani, the undergraduate business school's namesakes.
Rice University announced today that the new building under construction for Rice Business will be named Asha and Farid Virani Hall in recognition of a gift from community and business leaders Asha Virani ’89 and Farid Virani.
Rice Business earned five top 10 rankings in The Princeton Review's 2027 business school rankings, highlighted by its first-ever recognition for Best Campus Environment (No. 9), a return to the top 10 for Best MBA for Consulting (No. 8), Best MBA for Finance (No. 7) and Greatest Resources for Minority Students (No. 6). The school also landed the No. 6 national ranking for MBA@Rice, placing it among the nation's best online MBA programs.
"This new pathway enables us to support exceptional early-career talent with a dedicated classroom experience and intentional programming," said Barbara Bennett, director of MBA@Rice and professor of finance.
Long known for its demanding academics, personalized attention, and generous financial aid, Rice University is also home to the Jones Graduate School of Business, one of the premier small school MBA experiences.
Research from Rice Business professor Jing Zhou finds that GenAI may give users an early boost in creativity, but lasting gains require effective augmented learning through a more active form of human-AI collaboration called “idea co-development.”
Rice Business announced the launch of a new Early Career Track within its MBA@Rice Online MBA program.
