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Acceptance Rate

8.0%

Total Profiles

17

SAT Range

1510–1570

User Accept Rate

23.5%

Tuition

$58,128

Undergrad Enrollment

4,562

Applicants

31,059

Yield Rate

46.0%

Student:Faculty

6:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2027
GPA
4.00
SAT
1550
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.57
SAT
1430
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.63
SAT
1460
ACT
30
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.51
SAT
1330
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.95
SAT
1560
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.99
SAT
1510
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2026REJECTED
GPA
2.86
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
2.97
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.95
SAT
1490
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.97
SAT
1440
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.69
SAT
1560
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.87
SAT
1440
ACT
32
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.91
SAT
1490
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.82
SAT
1470
ACT
33
Round: EA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.61
SAT
1290
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.57
SAT
1440
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.69
SAT
1440
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$13,370/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $53,480 over four years.

What grads earn

$113,605/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$117,050 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.5 years of pay.

87% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.3%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

49%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Rice University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$5,827
$30–48k$563
$48–75k$3,217
$75–110k$17,755
Over $110k$48,466

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

93%

Completion · all

93%

Completion · Pell

92%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

87%

Median debt

$11,000

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
31,059
Admitted
2,4477.9%
Enrolled
1,12546% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling16
Motor Vehicle Theft60
Murder1
Rape121
Robbery2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation59% / 41%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball42Basketball16Football123Golf10Tennis11Track & Field84

Women's

Basketball15Soccer31Swimming27Tennis9Track & Field101Volleyball16
Research Activity
FY 2024
$278Mtotal R&D expenditure#117 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Computer and Information Sciences, General163 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General106 grads
Mechanical Engineering60 grads
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other53 grads
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering43 grads
Psychology, General38 grads
Exercise Physiology37 grads
Cognitive Science32 grads
Neuroscience31 grads
Chemistry, General26 grads

4yr Grad Rate

87%

6yr Grad Rate

92%

Retention Rate

97%

Median Earnings

$89,718