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Rice University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

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%

From State 38%

From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Engineering 18%

Humanities & Social Sciences 18%

Computer Science 15%

Life & Natural Sciences 13%

Business & Economics 12%

Physical Sciences & Math 10%

Arts 8%

Health Sciences 6%

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 (8% 🥵) muggy

Sunshine Hours 2,578 (48%)

Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 8%

Yield (Unbound) 27%

Early Decision 1 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	#130

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	148	#33
Humanities & Social Sciences	64	#224
Life & Natural Sciences	52	#287

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 83%

SAT Range 1510 – 1550

SAT Math Range 760 – 800

SAT RW Range 740 – 770

ACT Range 34 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing	398	67% / 33%	13%	$153,944		94%
Bioengineering	43 —	51% / 49%	9%	$89,863	85	100%
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	22 —	55% / 45%	0%	$117,477	98	94%
Civil and Environmental Engineering	14 —	43% / 57%	21%	$94,796	89	94%
Electrical & Computer Engineering	36 —	83% / 17%	11%	$139,102	99	100%
Materials Science and NanoEngineering	10 —	70% / 30%	10%	$98,429	91	—
Mechanical Engineering	60 —	67% / 33%	7%	$105,734	95	94%
Operations Research	11 —	82% / 18%	18%	$126,172	99	—
Computer Science	163 +3	73% / 27%	16%	$213,603	100	91%
Computational and Applied Mathematics	13 —	46% / 54%	15%	$125,834	99	—
Statistics	26 +5	62% / 38%	27%	$127,579	99	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Architecture	38	26% / 74%	55%	$69,099
Architectural Studies	22 —	18% / 82%	55%	$69,246	52	—
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	16 —	38% / 62%	56%	$68,899	51	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Humanities	64	31% / 69%	3%	$63,056		95%
Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$75,053	65	—
Asian Studies	1 +5	0% / 100%	0%	$70,331	54	—
Classical Languages	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$65,326	40	—
English	14 +10	0% / 100%	0%	$60,641	27	91%
French	1 +5	100% / 0%	0%	$65,015	39	—
History	10 +14	50% / 50%	0%	$85,817	81	100%
Latin American and Latinx Studies	2 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$69,090	51	—
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	— +2	—	—	$74,736	64	—
Philosophy	10 +5	80% / 20%	0%	$73,825	62	—
Religion	1 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$64,117	37	—
Romance Languages	3 +6	33% / 67%	0%	$65,046	40	—
Women's Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$61,979	30	—
Art History	4 +8	25% / 75%	0%	$45,083	3	—
Visual and Dramatic Arts	13 +14	8% / 92%	15%	$41,104	2	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Social Sciences	278	41% / 59%	9%	$77,639		93%
Health Sciences	26 +4	19% / 81%	0%	$75,458	66	—
Kinesiology	37 +2	43% / 57%	3%	$69,643	53	—
Economics	24 +15	54% / 46%	8%	$104,828	95	92%
Mathematical Economic Analysis	24 +9	67% / 33%	38%	$104,828	95	92%
Sport Analytics	24 +8	67% / 33%	21%	$71,586	58	96%
Anthropology	6 +3	33% / 67%	0%	$68,758	50	—
Cognitive Sciences	32 +4	28% / 72%	6%	$71,816	58	95%
Linguistics	8 +2	50% / 50%	12%	$65,209	40	—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	— —	—	—	$75,416	66	—
Political Science	24 +6	67% / 33%	12%	$87,237	83	92%
Psychological Sciences	38 +11	8% / 92%	0%	$67,648	47	93%
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	1 +4	100% / 0%	0%	$77,112	69	—
Social Policy Analysis	25 +8	28% / 72%	0%	$68,112	49	—
Sociology	9 +8	56% / 44%	11%	$68,737	50	94%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Shepherd School of Music	26	46% / 54%	0%	$36,730		94%
Brass Instruments	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$36,730	1	94%
Composition	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$36,730	1	94%
Keyboard Instruments	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$36,730	1	94%
Music	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$36,730	1	94%
Percussion Instruments	— —	—	—	$36,775	2	—
Stringed Instruments	15 —	47% / 53%	0%	$36,730	1	94%
Voice and Opera	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$36,730	1	94%
Woodwind Instruments	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$36,730	1	94%

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Virani Undergraduate School of Business		53	81% / 19%	6%	$109,871
Business		53 +12	81% / 19%	6%	$109,871	96	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Wiess School of Natural Sciences	212	50% / 50%	9%	$71,646		89%
Astronomy	— —	—	—	$91,312	86	—
Astrophysics	3 —	100% / 0%	0%	$90,818	86	—
Chemical Physics	— —	—	—	$91,179	86	—
Chemistry	26 +1	65% / 35%	8%	$72,319	59	—
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$60,990	28	—
Mathematics	25 +4	84% / 16%	24%	$72,915	61	89%
Physics	14 +1	43% / 57%	36%	$91,466	86	—
Biochemistry	— —	—	—	$71,014	56	—
Biosciences	106 +1	40% / 60%	4%	$69,282	52	—
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	— —	—	—	$70,713	55	—
Environmental Science	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	$65,549	41	—
Neuroscience	31 +2	48% / 52%	10%	$69,010	51	—