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Rice University Overview

Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Houston, Texas. Houston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Rice University Known For?

1,243 Undergraduate Awards

$45,435 Avg Cost After Aid

9% Acceptance Rate

Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Rice since the student to facuty ratio is 6 to 1.
The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Rice.
In a recent academic period82% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from Rice with a bachelor's degree make about $89,718 a year. That's 120% more than those who graduate from other schools.
It takes the average Rice student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Rice University?

Contact details for Rice are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6100 S Main St, Houston, TX 77005-1827
Phone:	713-348-0000
Website:	www.rice.edu

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How Do I Get Into Rice?

You can apply to Rice online at: admission.rice.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Rice

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rice?

9% Acceptance Rate

50% Of Accepted Are Women

53% Submit SAT Scores

With an acceptance rate of 9%, Rice is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 9%, and the acceptance rate for women is 9%.

Average Test Scores

About 53% of students accepted to Rice submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 770. Math scores were between 760 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Rice University ( 730 to 770 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Rice University ( 760 to 800 )

200

800

Rice received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 33 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 36.

ACT English Scores for Rice University ( 35 to 36 )

ACT Composite Scores for Rice University ( 34 to 36 )

Can I Afford Rice University?

$45,435 Net Price

8% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Rice is $45,435. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Rice, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $10,818 a year. That adds up to $43,272 over four years for those students.

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Rice University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,960 Full-Time Undergraduates

48% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 4,076 undergraduate students at Rice, with 3,960 being full-time and 116 being part-time.

There are also 3,567 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,960 full-time undergraduates at Rice, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rice University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,088
Black or African American	305
Hispanic or Latino	642
White	1,213
International Students	469
Other Races/Ethnicities	243

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Rice University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 90 countries are represented at Rice. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Rice University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	1	0	631	0	632
Computer Information Systems	164	0	281	15	460
Economics	88	0	24	7	119
Statistics	45	0	34	9	88
Mechanical Engineering	65	0	15	6	86
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	22	0	43	20	85
Biomedical Engineering	29	0	34	21	84
Music	22	0	55	4	81
General Psychology	66	0	3	5	74
General Biology	70	0	0	0	70
Chemistry	18	0	24	22	64
Mathematics	47	0	7	8	62
Chemical Engineering	29	0	13	19	61
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	57	0	0	0	57
Health & Physical Education	53	0	0	0	53
Physics	10	0	15	21	46
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	45	0	0	0	45
Cognitive Science	44	0	0	0	44
Political Science & Government	28	0	6	10	44
Data Science	0	0	42	0	42
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	18	0	0	20	38
General English Literature	30	0	1	6	37
Architectural Sciences & Technology	17	0	15	0	32
Public Policy	31	0	0	0	31
Business Administration & Management	16	0	8	6	30
History	17	0	8	5	30
General Architecture	18	0	7	0	25
Nanotechnology	3	0	10	10	23
Civil Engineering	15	0	2	6	23
Applied Mathematics	11	0	9	2	22
Geological & Earth Sciences	6	0	6	9	21
International Relations & National Security	0	0	20	0	20
Systems Theory	0	0	19	0	19
General Visual & Performing Arts	19	0	0	0	19
Health Sciences & Services	18	0	0	0	18
Electrical Engineering	15	0	2	0	17
Sociology	14	0	0	3	17
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	15	0	15
Operations Research	2	0	13	0	15
Philosophy	11	0	3	1	15
Religious Studies	5	0	7	3	15
Romance Languages	13	0	0	0	13
Natural Resources Conservation	7	0	6	0	13
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	11	0	0	0	11
Engineering Physics	0	0	8	2	10
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	2	7	0	9
Fine & Studio Arts	6	0	0	3	9
Environmental Engineering	0	0	4	4	8
Anthropology	5	0	0	3	8
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	0	0	7	0	7
Area Studies	7	0	0	0	7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	2	0	1	3	6
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	6	0	6
Classical Languages & Literature	6	0	0	0	6
Ethnic Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	1	4	5
Human Computer Interaction	0	0	5	0	5
Astronomy & Astrophysics	3	0	0	0	3
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	3	0	3
General Social Sciences	3	0	0	0	3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Architectural History	1	0	0	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	1	0	1
Germanic Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Classical & Ancient Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Medieval Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Physical Science Technicians	0	0	1	0	1
Data Analytics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,243	2	1,422	257	2,924

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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