Rice University
Rice University admitted 8% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1510–1570 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $11,164 a year. Within six years, 95% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 8%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1510–1570
- ACT middle 50%
- 34–35
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $87,824 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $11,164 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $5,707 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $67,857 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 95%
- Students who return for a second year
- 97%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $90,773 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,776
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 22%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 16%
- Engineering
- 16%
- Computer and information sciences
- 15%
- Social sciences
- 10%
- Business, management and marketing
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Northwestern University IL · 7.7% admitted
- Cornell University NY · 8.8% admitted
- Williams College MA · 8.3% admitted
- Amherst College MA · 9% admitted
- Swarthmore College PA · 7.5% admitted
- Johns Hopkins University MD · 6.4% admitted
More colleges in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- University of Houston TX · 74% admitted
- Texas State University TX · 89% admitted
- University of North Texas TX · 72% admitted
- Texas Tech University TX · 73% admitted
- The University of Texas at Arlington TX · 80% admitted
- The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · 87% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.