Rice University Statistics Selectivity, Students Entering Fall 1998: Freshmen Transfer Students Test Scores Class Rank Distinctions Faculty Facts and Distinctions Enrollment and Class Sizes Majors, Schools, and Degrees Tuition and Financial Assistance Undergraduate Profile Ethnic Enrollment Student Demographics Commencement and Beyond Retention and Graduation Degrees Awarded Postgraduation Pursuits National Recognition Rice Resources		Faculty Facts and Distinctions (Annotations)
		Number of full-time faculty equivalents	548
		Number of tenured and tenure-track faculty	439
		Number of instructors, lecturers, and others	33
		Percentage of full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty	93%
		Percentage of full-time faculty with doctorate or terminal degree	98%
		"Teaching forces one to think and rethink the very foundation of one's discipline, year after year. Good teaching infuses good research, just as good research infuses good teaching." Robert Curl Harry and Olga Wiess Professor of Natural Sciences 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
		Faculty Distinctions for Current and Emeriti Faculty	Number
		Nobel Laureates	2
		National Academy of Engineering Members	12
		National Academy of Sciences Members	8
		Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Recipients	24
		American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members	8
		American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows	8
		American Council of Learned Societies Fellows	18
		American Physical Society Fellows	8
		Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Fellows	12
		National Institutes of Health Fellowships	3
		National Science Foundation Fellowships	36
		U.S. Presidential Appointees to national boards and advisory committees	3
		Sloan Fellowships	15
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