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Rice Location and Distances

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Location

Rice University is in Houston, Texas (population 2,099,451). The campus is in a large city setting.

6100 S Main St
Houston, Texas
77005-1827 United States

Campus Map

Satellite view of the Rice campus and surrounding area.

Distance from Major Metropolitan Areas

Approximate straight-line distances from major U.S. cities to Rice, in miles.

Rice University distance from Major Cities
City Distance
San Antonio 188 miles
Dallas 227 miles
Chicago 942 miles
Phoenix 1,016 miles
San Diego 1,299 miles
Philadelphia 1,346 miles
Los Angeles 1,379 miles
New York 1,423 miles

Distance from Texas Cities

Straight-line distances from other Texas cities to Rice, in miles.

Rice University distance from Texas cities
City Distance
Austin 147 miles
Corpus Christi 173 miles
San Antonio 188 miles
Dallas 227 miles
Arlington 230 miles
Garland 232 miles
Irving 236 miles
Fort Worth 241 miles
Plano 244 miles
Laredo 290 miles
Lubbock 465 miles
El Paso 670 miles

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=227757.

Last updated: August 2026