VISIT

Rice On The Road

Where we’ll be

Each year, our Admission team travels to connect with students, families, and counselors through school visits, college fairs, and information sessions. We share what makes Rice distinctive, life in Houston, affordability, and guidance on applying to universities. Our travel season is in the fall from August through November and in the spring during April and May.

Here is a list of places we will travel. We encourage you to connect with your school counselor to learn more about Rice’s visit if we’ll be in your area. If you have additional questions, please contact the Office of Admission.

Texas

Austin Area

Austin – September, October
Bastrop – October
Cedar Park – September
Del Valle – October
Leander – October
Liberty Hill – October
Pflugerville – September
Round Rock – September

Brazos Valley & Waco

Bryan – September
College Station – September
Temple – September
Waco – September

Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) Area

Addison – September
Allen – September
Arlington – September
Celina – September
Colleyville – September
Coppell – September
Dallas – September, October
Denton – September
Duncanville – September
Flower Mound – September
Fort Worth – September
Frisco – September
Garland – September
Grand Prairie – September
Haltom City – September
Irving – September
McKinney – September
Plano – September
Prosper – September
Richardson – September
Wylie – September

East Texas

Beaumont – September
Lufkin – September
Nacogdoches – September
Tyler – September

Greater Houston Area

Alvin – September
Bellaire – October
Clear Creek – September
Conroe – October
Cypress – September, October
Deer Park – September
Houston – August, September, October
Humble – October
Katy – October
Klein – September
League City – September
Missouri City – September, October
Montgomery – October
Pasadena – October
Pearland – September
Spring – August, September, October
Sugar Land – August, September
The Woodlands – September, October
Tomball – September

Rio Grande Valley

Brownsville – November
Donna – November
Edinburg – November
La Joya – November
McAllen – November
Mission – November
Pharr – November
Rio Grande Valley (general) – November
Weslaco – November

South Texas

Alice – October
Corpus Christi – September, October
Laredo – October

San Antonio Area

New Braunfels – October
San Antonio – October
Schertz – October

West Texas / Panhandle

Amarillo – September
Canutillo – September
El Paso – September
Horizon City – September
Killeen – September
Lubbock – September
Midland – September
Odessa – September
Victoria – September
Wolfforth – September

Out-of-State

Alabama

Birmingham – August
Hoover – August
Huntsville – August
Indian Springs – August
Madison – August
Montgomery – August
Vestavia Hills – August

Arizona

Avondale – September
Chandler – September
Flagstaff – September
Gilbert – September
Oro Valley – September
Phoenix – September
Prescott – September
Scottsdale – September
Surprise – September
Tucson – September

Arkansas

Bentonville – September
Hot Springs – September
Little Rock – September

California

Bay Area / Northern California
- Atherton – September
- Berkeley – September
- Burlingame – September
- Danville – September
- Dublin – September
- Fremont – September
- Mountain House – September
- Oakland – September
- Orinda – September
- San Francisco – September
- San Jose – September
- San Ramon – September
Central Valley
- Stockton – September
Los Angeles Area
- Arcadia – September
- Beverly Hills – September
- Calabasas – September
- La Cañada Flintridge – September
- Los Angeles – September
- North Hollywood – September
- Pasadena – September
- Studio City – September
Orange County / Inland Empire
- Rialto – October
- Santa Ana – October
Palos Verdes / South Bay
- Manhattan Beach – September
- Pacific Palisades – September
- Palos Verdes Estates – September
- Palos Verdes Peninsula – September
San Diego Area
- Carlsbad – October
- Encinitas – October
- La Jolla – October
- San Diego – October
San Gabriel / San Fernando Valley
- San Marino – September
- Westlake Village – September

Colorado

Aurora – September
Boulder – September
Centennial – September
Colorado Springs – September
Denver – September
Englewood – September
Greenwood Village – September
Lafayette – September
Monument – September

Connecticut

Avon – September
Farmington – September
Greens Farms – September
Hamden – September
Manchester – September
New Canaan – September
Simsbury – September
Suffield – September
Wallingford – September
West Haven – September
Westport – September
Windsor – September

Delaware

Wilmington – October

District of Columbia (D.C)

Washington – September

Florida

Boca Raton – August
Coral Gables – August
Fort Lauderdale – October
Gainesville – September
Jacksonville – September
Miami – August
Naples – October
Orlando – August
Plantation – August
Ponte Vedra – September
Sarasota – October
Tallahassee – September
Tampa – October
West Palm Beach – August

Georgia

Alpharetta – August
Atlanta – August
College Park – August
Lawrenceville – August
Macon – August
Rome – August
Savannah – August

Hawaii

Hawai'i (Big Island) - October
Maui - October
Oahu - September, October

Idaho

Boise - October

Illinois

Chicago – October
Evanston – October
Highland Park – October
Lake Forest – October
Lincolnshire – October
Northbrook – October
Wilmette – October

Indiana

Carmel – September
Fishers – September
Indianapolis – September
Westfield – September

Iowa

Des Moines - October
Johnston - October

Kansas

Kansas City – October
Wichita – September

Kentucky

Bowling Green – October
Louisville – September

Louisiana

Baton Rouge – September
Metairie – September
Natchitoches – September
New Orleans – September

Maine

Readfield – October

Maryland

Annapolis – September
Baltimore – September
Bethesda – September
Clarksville – September
Ellicott City – September
North Bethesda – September
Owings Mills – September
Potomac – September
Rockville – September
Towson – September

Massachusetts

Acton – October
Amherst – September
Boston – October
Concord – October
Deerfield – September
Greenfield – September
Hopkinton – October
Lenox – October
Marion – October
Natick – October
Needham – October
Newtonville – October
Waltham – October
Watertown – October
Wellesley – October
Westborough – October

Minnesota

Edina – September
Golden Valley – September
Minneapolis – September
Minnetonka – September
Plymouth – September
Saint Paul – September

Mississippi

Columbus – September
Ridgeland – September

Missouri

St. Louis – October

Nebraska

Elkhorn – October
Omaha – October

Nevada

Henderson - October
Las Vegas - October

New Hampshire

Lebanon – October

New Jersey

Annandale – October
Basking Ridge – October
Cherry Hill – October
Edison – October
Freehold – October
Hackensack – October
Haddonfield – October
Jersey City – October
Lincroft – October
Livingston – October
Marlboro – October
Millburn – October
Moorestown – October
Newark – October
Princeton – October
Rumson – October
Summit – October
Tinton Falls – October
Toms River – October
Voorhees – October

New Mexico

Alburquerque – October
Las Cruces – September
Sante Fe – October

New York

Bronx – September
Bronxville – September
Brooklyn – September
Chappaqua – September
Dobbs Ferry – September
Great Neck – October
Jericho – October
Locust Valley – October
Mamaroneck – September
Manhasset – October
New York City – September
Pelham – September
Queens – September
Riverdale – September
Rye – September
Scarsdale – September
Stony Brook – October
Tarrytown – September

North Carolina

Arden – October
Asheville – October
Chapel Hill – October
Charlotte – October
Durham – October
Raleigh – October

Ohio

Cincinnati – October
Cleveland – October

Oklahoma

Broken Arrow – October
Edmond – October
Jenks – October
Mustang – October
Oklahoma City – October
Tulsa – October

Oregon

Portland - October

Pennsylvania

Bryn Mawr – October
Gladwyne – October
Harrisburg – October
Lancaster – October
Philadelphia – October
Wayne – October

Rhode Island

East Greenwich – October
Middletown – October
Portsmouth – October
Providence – October
Warwick – October

Tennessee

Brentwood – October
Chattanooga – August
Collierville – September
Franklin – October
Germantown – September
Knoxville – October
Memphis – September
Nashville – October

Utah

Midvale – October
Park City – October
Salt Lake – October

Virginia

Alexandria
Mclean
Oakton

Wisconsin

Brookfield – October
Madison – October
Milwaukee – October

Washington State

Bellevue – October
Kirkland – October
Redmond – October
Seattle – October
Tacoma – October

International

Asia

China
- Beijing – August
- Hangzhou – August
- Shenzhen – August, September
- Shanghai – August
India
- Bangalore – August
- Mumbai – August
Singapore
- Singapore – September
Vietnam
- Hanoi – September
- Ho Chi Minh – September

Europe

Austria
- Vienna – October
Belgium
- Brussels – September
Bulgaria
- Sofia – October
- Czech Republic
- Prague – October
France
- Paris – September
Germany
- Frankfurt – November
Greece
- Athens – September, October
Hungary
- Budapest – October
Italy
- Milan – November
- Rome – November
Luxembourg
- Luxembourg City – October
Netherlands
- Amsterdam – October
Poland
- Warsaw – October
Portugal
- Lisbon – November
Romania
- Bucharest – October
Spain
- Barcelona – November
- Madrid – September, November
Switzerland
- Geneva – September
- Lausanne – September
- Zurich – September
Turkey
- Istanbul – October
- Izmir – October
United Kingdom
- Cambridge – September
- London – September

Latin America & the Caribbean

Argentina
- Buenos Aires – October
Brazil
- Curitiba – October
- Porto Alegre – October
- Rio de Janeiro – August, October
- São Paulo – August, October
Colombia
- Barranquilla – October
- Bogotá – October
Costa Rica
- San José – October
Panama
- Heredia – October
- Panamá City – October
Peru
- Lima – October

Middle East & North Africa (MENA)

Morocco
- Casablanca – November
- Marrakech – November
- Tangier – November
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai – August
- Abu Dhabi – August

North America

Canada
- Calgary – October
- Edmonton – October
- Ottawa – October
- Montreal – October
- Toronto – October
- Vancouver – October
Mexico
- Guadalajara – September
- Mexico City – September
- Monterrey – September
- Puerto Vallarta – September

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya
- Nairobi – September
- Naivasha – September
Rwanda
- Kigali – September
South Africa
- Johannesburg – September

If We’re Not In Your Area

Unfortunately we can’t visit every city each season. However we have incredible virtual resources, you can explore our Virtual Offerings and take a Virtual Campus Tour anytime to learn more about Rice.

Joint University Sessions

Better together! At these events, we partner with other great universities to bring collaborative programs and information directly to you.

LAUNCH

LAUNCH (Linking Access, Unity, Networking, Collaboration, and Higher Education) is a partnership between Cornell University, Emory University, Pomona College, Rice University, and Washington University in St. Louis. Since its founding, LAUNCH has worked to empower students and families with the knowledge, confidence, and support to pursue higher education—especially at selective colleges where access can feel out of reach. Traveling three times each year, the group partners with students, counselors, and community-based organizations to demystify the admissions process and ensure every student can see college as a place to belong, thrive, and shape their future.

Fall 2025 Trip 1

Florida

Boca Raton – August
Coral Gables – August
Miami – August
Orlando – August
Plantation – August
West Palm Beach – August

Fall 2025 Trip 2

District of Columbia

Washington - September

Maryland

Baltimore – September

Fall 2025 Trip 3

Arizona

Phoenix – October

California

San Diego – October

STORY

STORY (Small Town Outreach, Recruitment, and Yield) is a collaborative travel partnership launched in 2023 to connect with students and counselors in small town and rural communities. Rice is proud to be one of the five founding members of this initiative, which has since grown to include 35+ leading universities such as Barnard, Brown, Caltech, Harvard, MIT, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Princeton, Tufts, UChicago, Vanderbilt, and Yale. Each spring and fall, the group travels to at least five small cities reachable by rural communities, working together to expand access, share resources, and ensure talented students everywhere can explore a wide range of college opportunities.