1. Best-looking Spanish architecture of any college campus
2. 5th highest endowment per student
3. #1 quality of life
4. #1 class/racial interaction
5. One of the two smallest research universities in the country
6. Shepherd School of Music
7. Residential college system
8. Very close access to the Texas Medical Center
9. Champion Baseball team
10. Amazing profs
11. Nanosci!
12. The people there
13. Classes offered
14. In Houston
15. Rice-Baylor
16. "Southern Ivy"
17. next to the Lightrail
18. 300 acre downtown campus
19. Rice Village
20. Brilliant and nicce and helpful students
21. Small number of people
22. Accesible Adminiostration
23. School of Engineering and Architecture
24. The Marching Owl Band (MOB)
25. Still the best value in higher education
26. Produced the only PhD to quarterback an NFL champion.
27. Loads of fun
28. Yummy ethnic food in restaurants in the area
29. Warm weather (usually)
30. Only university to host both the superbowl and the G7 summit
31. Baker Institute speakers
32. Chris the hamburger guy at South Servery
33. Passport to Houston perks (free light rail and bus, discounted museum/theater/symphony tickets)
34. $5 tickets to the Astros
35. the honor code
36. Jake Poteet
37. Screw Yer Roommate (It is exactly how it sounds)
38. The Outer Loop
39. Jarett Dillard
40. Azalaes
41. Being in Texas for Blue Bell Ice Cream
42. Having school colors be the same as the Ravenclaw house colors in Harry Potter
43. The current attorney general and the good-looking Bush nephew went there
44. 40,000 single males more than single females in Houston.
45. So many study breaks!
46. O-week.
47. Competitive Powderpuff
48. Beer-Bike
49. House of Pies
50. RUPD
51. Rice Coffeehouse
52. Mike Gustin's Bio class.
53. Elmo went there. I'm not joking.
54. Club Sports are so easy to join.
55. Clubs for everyone's interests.
56. Wiess College

57. The 180, 45 and 90 in the engineering quad... lots of fun to climb
58. My girlfriend is going there.
59. Interim Decision option (at least it's a reason to apply)