<p>I agree with the a previous response noting that Ric eis underrated b/c more than half of its students come from Texas. I know personally many of my friends excluded Rice from their college selections with the general resonse…“Who wants to go to a school filled with a bunch of Texans?” Then again, most of my friends are liberals, so I don’t know if Texans being mostly Republicans is the really reason for it. However, I think Rice is making an effort of accepting a more students from diverse backgrounds and places b.c they realize most kids want to experience diversity in their universities.</p>