Texas, United States
Rice University Alumni
International Students
27.07
% of international students in the university
2344
Total International Students in the university
Rice University has a distinguished alumni network of 90,000+ graduates living and working in all 50 states and over 100 countries around the world. Rice alumni are leaders in many fields, including business, science, technology, engineering, medicine, law, education, and the arts. Some notable Rice alumni include:
Here’s a snapshot of some standout Rice alumni—from astronauts to authors, politicians to innovators—you’ll recognize plenty of names here:
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
---|---|---|---|
Howard Hughes |
Aviation magnate, film producer, business tycoon |
N/A |
N/A |
Joyce Carol Oates |
Prolific novelist; National Book Award, Pulitzer finalist |
N/A |
N/A |
George P. Bush |
Texas Land Commissioner, politician |
N/A |
N/A |
Glenn Youngkin |
Governor of Virginia, businessman |
BA |
~1990 |
Peggy Whitson |
Record-setting NASA astronaut |
PhD |
1985 |
Josh Earnest |
White House Press Secretary under Obama |
N/A |
1997 |
Ben Rhodes |
Deputy National Security Advisor under Obama |
N/A |
N/A |
Jim Bridenstine |
NASA Administrator, U.S. Congressman |
BA |
~1998 |
Candace Bushnell |
Author of Sex and the City |
N/A |
N/A |
Larry McMurtry |
Pulitzer-winning author and Oscar-winning screenwriter |
MA |
1960 |
Robert Curl |
Nobel-winning chemist (buckminsterfullerene discovery) |
N/A |
N/A |
Jeffrey A. Hoffman |
NASA astronaut, Hubble repair mission crew |
MMS or MS |
1988 |
Mohit Aron |
Founder & CEO of Cohesity; co-founder/CTO of Nutanix |
MS, PhD |
MS ’98, PhD ’01 |
C. Sidney Burrus |
DSP pioneer, ECE hall of famer |
BA, BS, MS |
1957–60 |
John Doerr |
Venture capitalist, Kleiner Perkins partner |
BS (BSEE) |
1973 |
Lynn Elsenhans |
Former CEO of Sunoco |
BA |
1978 |
Michael “Fuzzy” Mauldin |
Inventor of Lycos search engine |
BA |
1981 |
Arun Netravali |
HDTV pioneer, former Bell Labs president |
BS, PhD |
BS ’69, PhD ’71 |
John Olivas |
NASA astronaut |
PhD |
1996 |
Hector Ruiz |
Former CEO & chairman of AMD |
PhD |
1973 |
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