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Rice University

Houston, TX · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
8.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
42.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$92,684
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
6:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$13,368

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates4,807
Total all graduate4,264
Grand total all students9,071

Admissions

Total applicants36,791
Total admitted2,948
Total enrolled1,263
Overall admit rate8.0%
Admit rate — women8.3%
Admit rate — men7.7%
Yield rate42.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date1-Nov
ED notification date15-Dec
# admitted under ED plan647
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT59.0%
% submitting ACT24.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile740
SAT EBRW 75th %ile770
SAT Math 25th %ile760
SAT Math 75th %ile800
ACT Comp 25th %ile34
ACT Comp 75th %ile36
% in top 10% of HS class90.0%
% in top 25% of HS class97.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$71,170
Tuition — out-of-state$71,170
Required fees$984
Room and board$20,530
Total cost — in-state$92,684
Total cost — out-of-state$92,684

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$69,521
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$27,293
Avg loan debt at graduation$13,368

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist3,196
# admitted from waitlist66
Waitlist admit rate3.0%
Transfer applicants (total)1,675
Transfer admit rate7.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio6:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)8.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$13,370Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)93.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)92.7%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate97.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$110,080Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant16.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan6.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full36.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress33.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress10.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white25.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino16.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian29.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women38.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men61.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white48.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international22.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Biological And Biomedical Sciences16.1%
Engineering15.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services14.6%
Social Sciences9.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services6.6%
Mathematics And Statistics6.4%
Psychology4.1%
Physical Sciences3.9%