Rice University

6100 S Main
Houston, TX 77005-1827
(713) 348-0000
www.rice.edu
fax:
president:David W. Leebron
15415 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.17 Graduation Rate 0.91
0.88 0.94

STUDENT RATIO

3965

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

38941 | 38941

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

3904

CLASS SIZE

33

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
745

SAT MATH

715

SAT READING

720

SAT WRITING

33

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.88
0.94
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
700
745
790
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
670
715
760
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
670
720
770
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
31
33
34
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$8413

Average Monthly Payment

$93

Median Earnings

$59900

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

75%
URL Applyfutureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Apply.asp
Application Fee75
Percent Admitted (Men)0.17
Percent Admitted (Women)0.17
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment61
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.21
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.06
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.15
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.39
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.01
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.75
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6233
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates15150
Applicants Men7937
Applicants Women7478
Admissions Total2581
Admissions Men1312
Admissions Women1269
ACT English 25th percentile score31
ACT English 75th percentile score35
ACT Math 25th percentile score30
ACT Math 75th percentile score35
ACT Writing 25th percentile score8
ACT Writing 75th percentile score9
Average SAT Score1454
Median ACT English Score33
Median ACT Math Score33
ACT Median Writing Score9
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)18%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)96%
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