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==Students==

All undergraduate students of Rice are members of the [[residential college|residential college system]], and there are no [[fraternities and sororities|fraternities]] or [[fraternities and sororities|sororities]]. The [http://sa.rice.edu Student Association] is the university level student government organization. The SA claims every undergraduate as a member. Rice's undergraduate enrollment currently is about 3,000, with a student-teacher ratio of about 5:1.<ref>Rice University Office of Institutional Research, [http://www.professor.rice.edu/professor/Quick_Facts.asp?SnID=1003814005#studentinfo| Quick Facts, Fall 2005]</ref> Approximately two-thirds of the students major in two or more disciplines. Rice ranks highly among [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division I-A schools in the graduation rate of student-athletes.<ref>Rice Athletics, "Academic Awards and Achievements," [http://riceowls.cstv.com/athleteservices/academic-awards.html| RiceOwls.com]</ref> Seventy-seven percent of the students reside on campus, and intramural sport participation is the highest in the nation. Rice students are locally known for being "brainiacs" and highly insulated from the outside world.

==Campus==