<p>I think I agree with lindsey’s response that Rice “would be rated higher and better recognized if so many of the students weren’t from Texas.”</p>
<p>Rice is very well-known in Houston and the rest of Texas, but not in other states because there aren’t that many students that are accepted or eventually attend Rice from other states. I understand that due to Rice’s popularity in Texas, it only makes sense that there are more applicants from Texas applying. However, if Rice tried to accept more students that are out-of-state, then more students would be coming from diverse places and their respective families/friends/classmates would hear about Rice. Eventually, Rice would be more well-known.</p>
<p>If Rice keeps pulling a large number of students from the same region, then holistically, it makes sense to me that it will only be well-known among people from that region.</p>