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Rice University

Basic Information

Type Private

Location Houston, TX

Population 5,500,000

Website http://www.rice.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,562

Men / Women 50% / 50%

White 29%

Asian 24%

Hispanic 14%

International 13%

Black 7%

Mixed 5%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math 40%

Life & Natural Sciences 22%

Humanities & Social Sciences 18%

Business & Economics 12%

Arts 8%

Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $66,540

Est. Cost of Attendance $79,788

10-Year ROI $334,000

ROI Percentile 99th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%

4-Year Graduation Rate 87%

6-Year Graduation Rate 95%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 260 (78th pctl)

Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 8%

Yield (Unbound) 26%

Early Decision Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 4

Early Decision 2 Jan 4

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$158M	#37
Humanities & Social Sciences	$32M	#49
Life & Natural Sciences	$72M	#131

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	148	#33
Humanities & Social Sciences	64	#232
Life & Natural Sciences	52	#308

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Submitted Test Scores 70%

SAT Range 1,510 – 1,570

ACT Range 34 – 35

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing	398	67% / 33%	13%	$164,535
Bioengineering	43 —	51% / 49%	9%	$92,642
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	22 —	55% / 45%	0%	$121,110
Civil and Environmental Engineering	14 —	43% / 57%	21%	$97,728
Computational and Applied Mathematics	13 —	46% / 54%	15%	—
Computer Science	163 +3	73% / 27%	16%	$220,209
Electrical and Computer Engineering	36 —	83% / 17%	11%	$143,404
Mechanical Engineering	60 —	67% / 33%	7%	$109,004
Operations Research	11 —	82% / 18%	18%	—
Statistics	26 +5	62% / 38%	27%	—
Nanotechnology	10 —	70% / 30%	10%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Architecture	38	26% / 74%	55%
Architectural Studies	22 —	18% / 82%	55%	—
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	16 —	38% / 62%	56%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Humanities	64	31% / 69%	3%	$73,330
Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Asian Studies	1 +5	0% / 100%	0%	—
Classical Languages	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
English	14 +10	0% / 100%	0%	$62,516
French	1 +5	100% / 0%	0%	—
History	10 +14	50% / 50%	0%	$88,471
Latin American and Latinx Studies	2 +4	50% / 50%	0%	—
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Philosophy	10 +5	80% / 20%	0%	—
Religion	1 +1	100% / 0%	0%	—
Romance Languages	3 +6	33% / 67%	0%	—
Women's Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Art History	4 +8	25% / 75%	0%	—
Visual and Dramatic Arts	13 +14	8% / 92%	15%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Social Sciences	278	41% / 59%	9%	$84,423
Health Sciences	26 +4	19% / 81%	0%	—
Kinesiology	37 +2	43% / 57%	3%	—
Economics	24 +15	54% / 46%	8%	$108,070
Mathematical Economic Analysis	24 +9	67% / 33%	38%	$108,070
Sport Analytics	24 +8	67% / 33%	21%	$73,800
Anthropology	6 +3	33% / 67%	0%	—
Cognitive Sciences	32 +4	28% / 72%	6%	$74,037
Linguistics	8 +2	50% / 50%	12%	—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science	24 +6	67% / 33%	12%	$89,935
Psychological Sciences	38 +11	8% / 92%	0%	$69,740
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	1 +4	100% / 0%	0%	—
Social Policy Analysis	25 +8	28% / 72%	0%	—
Sociology	9 +8	56% / 44%	11%	$70,863

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Shepherd School of Music	26	46% / 54%	0%	$37,866
Brass Instruments	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$37,866
Composition	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$37,866
Keyboard Instruments	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$37,866
Music	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$37,866
Percussion Instruments
Stringed Instruments	15 —	47% / 53%	0%	$37,866
Voice and Opera	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$37,866
Woodwind Instruments	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$37,866

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Virani Undergraduate School of Business		53	81% / 19%	6%
Business		53 +12	81% / 19%	6%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Wiess School of Natural Sciences	212	50% / 50%	9%
Astronomy
Astrophysics	3 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Chemical Physics
Mathematics	25 +4	84% / 16%	24%	—
Physics	14 +1	43% / 57%	36%	—
Biochemistry
Biosciences	106 +1	40% / 60%	4%	—
Chemistry	26 +1	65% / 35%	8%	—
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Science	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	—
Neuroscience	31 +2	48% / 52%	10%	—