William Marsh Rice University commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice is a private research university located on a 295-acre (1.19 km2) campus in Houston Texas United States. The university is situated near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center.Opened in 1912 after the murder of its namesake William Marsh Rice Rice is now a research university with an undergraduate focus. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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