Flight Path
Season 5, Episode 12
A surprise breakthrough led Charlie Childs and Madeline Eiken to create the world’s first lab-grown human intestine and win the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition.
On the Rise in National Rankings
More wins. More momentum. More reasons to celebrate. The latest rankings from Princeton Review are in, and Rice Business is at the top. We're the #3 Best MBA for Finance (up two spots!) and the #5 Best Online MBA. These rankings reflect the excellence and impact of our faculty, staff, students, alumni and partners — and our best is yet to come.
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Personally Speaking...
When on campus, Rice introduced me to alumni, benefactors, and others who shared my professional goals and had gone the path I wanted to go. I knew right then that Rice was dedicated to creating a custom experience that would shape my future.
Dallin Bud Scruggs
Full-Time MBA
There is more to an MBA besides the classes and grades. The events, information sessions, associations, workshops and everything in between will further enhance one's professional development and overall wellbeing.
Sunita Dharani
Professional MBA
One of the things the MBA program has given me is confidence — the feeling that there’s nothing I can’t explore.
Keyuri Popat
Executive MBA
Introducing the Virani Undergraduate School of Business
We’re excited to announce the naming of the undergraduate business programs, thanks to a generous gift from Houston leaders Farid and Asha Virani. This historic contribution will support the continued growth of our undergraduate business community through curricular and co-curricular advancement and a new associate dean position. Let’s celebrate this milestone!
OWL HAVE YOU KNOW
Owl Have You Know is Rice Business’ podcast created to share the experiences of alumni, faculty, students and other members of our business community – real stories of belonging, failing, rebounding and, ultimately, succeeding.
Pivot
Season 5, Episode 11
Becky chats about traveling the world with Disney on Ice and founding a business that works with local law enforcement and veterans to make private security more accessible.
Flight Path
Season 5, Episode 10
Hear about Ramon’s career journey from his grandfather’s general store in Mexico to the C-suite of some of the biggest global retailers, as well as why he decided to pursue an MBA at Rice Business.
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Faculty research applied in the classroom.
AI | Peer-Reviewed Research
Tools like ChatGPT can spark creativity at work — but only if employees think strategically.
Corporate Social Activism | Peer-Reviewed Research
Companies often avoid using a “collective action frame” in their messaging until after a controversial issue is legally and politically settled.
Forecasting | Peer-Reviewed Research
New research reveals how overreliance on past earnings skews corporate forecasts — and what can be done about it.
Pitch Perfect
The most successful companies are masters of innovation and marketing. It’s not enough to have a great product – you must be able to communicate its value. Rice Business champions the multidisciplinary nature of marketing, conducting cutting-edge, award-winning research published in the most prestigious marketing journals. Our faculty is dedicated to advancing marketing thought and practice and training a new generation of marketing leaders.
News & Events
School Updates
Rice Business MBA programs are ranked among the top five in The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools rankings for 2025. The school is No. 3 in the nation for Best MBA Program for Finance, up two spots from last year, and No. 5 for Best Online MBA.
In The Media
"You want to have a consistent story that’s woven throughout your application," says George Andrews, associate dean of degree programs. "In your essays, you’re talking about the things you’re good at or areas of opportunity for growth. That carries on through the interview and, ideally, your letters of recommendation."
In The Media
"Since my career in the Army involved healthcare, I was drawn to Rice Business because of the number of classes focused on the healthcare industry. These classes give me the opportunity to align my Army experience with the business side of healthcare."
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Jul 31
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