Rice 24-Hour Challenge 2026

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This campaign ended on March 05, 2026
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Welcome to the 24-Hour Challenge, Rice’s biggest giving day of the year!

This is our opportunity to unite as one community, rally behind today’s Owls, and ensure the programs, activities and traditions that make Rice special continue to thrive.

Dr. Riva Rahl ('95, P'29) and two other generous alumni are challenging you to be one of 7,000 donors for Rice. If we meet our goal, they will donate a total of $850,000 to the university!

Today's gifts, regardless of size or designation, will have an amplified impact thanks to many remarkable challenges and matching gifts put forth by the Rice community.

Questions? Please email giving@rice.edu or call 713-348-4991.

Check out all the areas you can support today by navigating the tiles below, or use the search function to quickly find exactly what you're looking for!

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Residential College Participation ChallengeThe residential colleges with the highest participation among their alumni and students will earn a portion of $10,000 — first earns $4,000, second earns $3,000, third earns $1,500, fourth earns $1,000 and fifth earns $500!
Residential CollegeDonors%
Martel College1456.5%
Jones College4188.2%
Will Rice College3837.6%
Wiess College2865.7%
Sid Richardson College3447.5%
Chao College3516.0%
Duncan College814.2%
Brown College2816.2%
Hanszen College3847.4%
Baker College3677.3%
McMurtry College28314.5%
Lovett College3918.4%
Reunion Class GivingGifts made by reunion classes count toward their 2026 Reunion Giving Campaigns.
ClassDonorsRaised ($)
198168$35,295
201671$9,010
198675$82,585
200686$22,977
199193$32,350
199681$30,158
2001129$24,190
201170$17,505
202152$3,607
197671$46,445
Most ImprovedThe top 10 most improved funds from 2025 (by percentage) will receive bonus funds! *Note: minimum of 15 gifts in 2025 to qualify. **Student organizations are excluded from this challenge
Top fundsDonors%
McMurtry College310155.8%
Sid Richardson College108168.8%
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Excellence Fund3547.9%
Statistics Department Excellence Fund1451.9%
Baker Institute General Support17106.3%
Mechanical Engineering Department Excellence Fund82149.1%
Society of Rice University Women Endowment for Fondren Library2275.9%
EMS Gift Fund2090.9%
The Rice Green Fund2374.2%
Fabrication at the Rice School of Architecture1744.7%
Dean's Fund for Engineering and Computing Excellence7969.3%
Robert F. Curl Legacy Fund2066.7%
Glasscock School General Gift Fund37168.2%
Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research Department Excellence Fund1864.3%
Brown College78104.0%
Access, Opportunity, and Inclusion Fund – Dean of Undergraduates2760.0%
Rice Thresher Gift Fund26108.3%
Rice Fund – The Rice Investment / Undergraduate Scholarships56179.2%
ARUBA Alumni Fund10092.6%
Martel College92200.0%
Rice University School Math Project5737.7%
Tapia Center for Excellence & Equity2978.4%
Data to Knowledge Lab316.7%
Rice360 Institute for Global Health General Support114100.0%
Wiess College83100.0%
Shepherd School of Music Gifts72133.3%
Duncan College80250.0%
Schroeter Valhalla Memorial Fund4071.4%
Wiess School of Natural Sciences General Support54108.0%
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Excellence Fund1659.3%
Rice Engineering Alumni106165.6%
RBF: Rice Business Fund (area of greatest impact)212109.8%
School of Humanities and Arts Excellence Fund13060.2%
Friends of Fondren Library Gifts128175.3%
Will Rice College104106.1%
Owl Edge Summer Experience Fund1625.8%
Society of Rice University Women Scholarship Endowment31103.3%
Human Impacts on Earth Current Use Fund1152.4%
Athletics Annual Fund59173.9%
Rice Fund - Graduate Student Support109545.0%
Rice Fund – Area of Greatest Need125185.2%
Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum Fund1062.5%
Computer Science Department Excellence Fund46139.4%
Hanszen College15690.7%
John S. Olson Fellowship Fund for Graduate Students in Biosciences1550.0%
OpenStax Open Education (Greatest Need)10391.2%
Jones College113110.8%
Marching Owls-Gifts Fund4457.9%
Baker College10787.0%
Dean's Excellence Fund in Architecture3660.0%
Lovett College209337.1%
Rice Fund - Residential College Life280666.7%
RBF: Master of Accounting1684.2%
Master of Liberal Studies (MLS) Gift Fund2787.1%
Rice Center for Engineering Leadership General Support Fund4067.8%
BioEngineering Excellence Fund37119.4%
Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen44102.3%
Materials Science and NanoEngineering Department Excellence Fund30130.4%
Donors by Affiliation
Rice AffiliationDonorsRaised ($)
Faculty/Staff689$87,169
Friends1442$1,555,725
Parents1236$272,829
Undergraduate Alumni3113$1,293,699
Students766$15,963
Graduate Alumni913$349,727
Student Organization LeaderboardThe top 10 student orgs with the highest number of donors will earn a portion of $6,000!
Student OrganizationDonorsRaised ($)
ChBE Graduate Student Association95$3,706
The Rice Economic Forum6$1,125
Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice Gift Fund61$1,665
Butterfly Books49$3,727
Rice Taiwanese Association2$50
Rice Pre-Medical Society0$0
American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM)3$150
CSters Women in Computing2$50
Rice Jazz Ensemble Gift Fund1$500
Rice Latinx1$100
Rice Catalyst2$150
Political Science Graduate Student Association12$1,395
Schroeter Valhalla Memorial Fund40$2,452
Rice Chinese Students and Scholars Association19$625
Rice Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGEN)4$105
Mariachi Luna Llena Fund25$1,353
Physics and Astronomy Graduate Student Association11$977
Biochemistry and Cell Biology Graduate Student Association21$1,620
Rice PRIDE - Undergraduate Organization16$770
Latin American Graduate Student Association (LAGSA)4$170
Rice ReUse1$50
KTRU Radio Gift Fund16$670
Visual Artists at Rice0$0
Badminton Club Gift Fund111$2,660
Rice Neuroscience Society1$50
Rice Ballroom0$0
Vietnamese Student Association2$50
Blacksmithing at Rice2$10
Engineers Without Borders9$250
Cultural Nutrition Initiative6$532
Rice Young Democrats2$450
Rice Corporate Law Society2$200
Rice Alliance for Mental Health Awareness0$0
BASYK2$125
Rice Justice Project2$5
Medic Outpost1$20
Rice Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (RMAPS)0$0
Rice Nocturnal135$4,090
SHPE Society of Hispanic Engineers6$300
Women's Resource Center7$90
Marching Owls-Gifts Fund44$3,577
Rice Program Council11$335
Rice Thresher Gift Fund26$1,157
Rice Middle Eastern North African Student Association1$100
Rice Alzheimer's Buddies1$20
Rice Eclipse Gift Fund23$2,050
MusicMDs1$13
Bridge the Gap2$120
Rice Student Venture Fund0$0
Society of Women Engineers67$1,839
Rice Pre-Physician Assistant Club Fund0$0
Black Graduate Student Association4$155
Rice Wind Energy5$230
Rice Cycling Team2$100
Rice Coffeehouse Gift Fund30$2,420
Chinese Student Association12$1,035
Rice Student Birding Club50$1,595
Rice Biomedical Engineering Society2$51
Biokind Analytics0$0
ComSciClub0$0
Rice Bikes Gift Fund16$1,200
Hindu YUVA5$677
Queer Graduate Student Association7$355
Best Buddies0$0
Rice Vegan Society1$500
Rice African Student Association6$545
National Society of Black Engineers4$820
The Rice Low Keys2$105
Neurotech@Rice0$0
Gulf Students Organization0$0
Men's Club Soccer4$555
Rice University Science Bowl61$2,760
Rice INFORMS0$0
Rice Olympic Weightlifting Club0$0
Rice Campanile Gift Fund3$725
Rice Table Tennis Club31$2,165
Rice Rasikas1$100
Camp Kesem Rice1$5
Across All Borders4$115
Rice Women In STEM3$175
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Association32$1,950
Rice Partners in Health Engage0$0
Rice Escape9$705
Rice Design for America0$0
Graduate Student Association (GSA) Gift Fund11$1,496
Rice Women's Water Polo Club45$2,910
oSTEM at Rice2$5
Chemistry Graduate Student Association Fund7$340
Black Student Association Gift Fund11$550
Rice Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness2$250
Global Medical Missions Alliance0$0
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Gradhat icon50%Residential College
Gradhat icon10%Graduate Alumni
Book icon10%Students
Parent icon13%Parents
Suitcase icon8%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon17%Friends
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