ADDRESSES FOR RICE UNIVERSITY

A departmental name and mail stop numbering system is used to rapidly identify and sort incoming mail.  It is important that all faculty and staff provide their assigned department and mail stop information when giving their mailing address to anyone.   A current listing of departmental names and mail stop numbers is provided on the Rice website.  It may be accessed by clicking on the connection below.

Mail will be received in an expedited manner when addressed to the P O Box  address shown below.  It is important to always provide the Zip + 4 code for your mailing address.  Mail sent to 6100 Main Street will be delayed by one-three days in reaching its designated department.  Mail received without the appropriate department and mail stop number will be delayed in distribution while research is performed to locate the addressee.  Some mail may be returned to sender if the recipient cannot be accurately identified.

The general faculty and staff mailing address format is:

Individual Name

Department Name - MS#nnn

Rice University

P O Box 1892

Houston, TX 77251-1892   where " MS#nnn" is a mail stop number.

Physical Address for couriers only (using this address for mail will slow its distribution)

Individual Name, Department

Building Name and Room Number

Rice University

6100 Main Street

Houston, TX 77005

Undergraduate Students

Mail to each residential college should be adressed as indicated below.  All undergraduates, on- and off-campus, can receive mail at their residential colleges. No room number is neccesary.

Student Name

College Name

Street Address [see below]

Houston, TX 77005-[see below]

RICE GRADUATE APARTMENTS            1515 Bissonnet

Graduate Students

All correspondence to Graduate Students should be sent through campus mail to the student's major department.  If mail is sent to the student at Rice Graduate Apartments, the address must include their unit # and the appropriate Zip + 4 and must be metered with postage.