- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Rice University
Houston, TXCity: largeZIP 77005Founded 1891
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1891
- Motto
- Letters, Science, Art
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.rice.edu
- Member of
- AAU
TexasPrivate nonprofit
Rice University
Rice University is a private nonprofit university in Houston, Texas, with 4,776 undergraduates. It admits 8.0% of applicants, graduates 95% within six years and costs $11,164 a year after aid.
95%graduate
Admission rate8.0%
Retention97%
4-year graduation88%
Pell Grant share22%
Federal loans6.8%
$11,164net price / year
8.0%admission rate
1553average SAT
95%graduate in 6 years
$90,773median earnings, 10 yrs
$13,000median debt
#107 of 1,704 for earnings#242 of 1,739 for lowest net price#25 of 1,738 for graduation rate#24 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $87,824tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $67,857
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $67,857
- Average net price
- $11,164national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,707
$30,001–48,000$1,524
$48,001–75,000$5,420
$75,001–110,000$14,522
$110,001+$40,188
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 8.0%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1553
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 740–770
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 770–800
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 34–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college8.0%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college97%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college95%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college22%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 95%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 88%
- First-year retention
- 97%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 96%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $91,527
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $90,773middle 50%: $64,619–$144,707
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$144,707
Median, Rice University$90,773
Lower quarter$64,619
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,776
- Part-time
- 2.2%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 14%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 22%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 84%
- Average faculty salary
- $18,454 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $47,816
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,931,811,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White26%
Hispanic17%
Black7.9%
Asian29%
Two or more races5.5%
U.S. nonresident13%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.2%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences16%
Engineering16%
Computer & information sciences15%
Social sciences9.8%
Business & management6.6%
Mathematics & statistics6.4%
Psychology4.1%
Physical sciences3.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University New Haven, CT | $11,340 | 96% | $118,356 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | $12,028 | 94% | $114,210 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $11,305 | 91% | $81,094 |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | $12,307 | 92% | $125,340 |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | $13,360 | 93% | $91,497 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | $14,815 | 96% | $152,553 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 227757. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q842909.