Rice University — Houston, United States

About Rice University

Rice University was established with the fortune of the Houston merchant William Marsh Rice, who was murdered in 1900 before it opened. It welcomed its first students in 1912 as the William Marsh Rice Institute and was renamed Rice University in 1960. It is a private research university in Houston organised around a residential college system.

Engineering
Natural sciences
Architecture and music
Residential college system

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At a glance

Students: 9,071
International: 12.8%
Students per teacher: 6:1
Founded: 1912
Type: Private
Campus: Urban
Endowment: $7.7B
Motto: Letters, Science, Art

Houston, United States29.763, -95.363

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Rankings

QSQS#122World · 2027Source
THETHE=103World · 2026Source
CWURCWUR#195World · 2026United States #63Source
ARWUARWU101-150World · 2026Source
NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#117United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
URAPURAP#482World · 2025United States #92Source

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Admissions & how to apply

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Pay the application fee ($75).

Application fee

Per application$75Source

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Costs & aid

International tuition$57,210per year · 2023

Fees$918
Room & board2023$15,900

US net price$11,164

What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.

<$30k$5,707
$30–48k$1,524
$48–75k$5,420
$75–110k$14,522
>$110k$40,188

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Programmes

142 programmes

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, OtherMaster’s · 550 graduates 2025
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor’s · 197 graduates 2025
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster’s · 147 graduates 2025
Biology/Biological Sciences, GeneralBachelor’s · 129 graduates 2025
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, OtherBachelor’s · 89 graduates 2025
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s · 74 graduates 2025
Data Science, GeneralMaster’s · 57 graduates 2025
Electrical and Computer EngineeringMaster’s · 56 graduates 2025
Psychology, GeneralBachelor’s · 56 graduates 2025
Exercise Physiology and KinesiologyBachelor’s · 49 graduates 2025
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringBachelor’s · 42 graduates 2025
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringMaster’s · 42 graduates 2025

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Outcomes

Admit rate: 8%
SAT average: 1553
ACT middle: 35
Graduate in 4 years: 88.4%
Graduate in 6 years: 95.3%
Return after year one: 97.4%
Pell grant students: 21.7%
Students with federal loans: 6.8%
Median debt: $13,000

Median earnings after starting

1 year$67,619
6 years$91,527
10 years$90,773

Student body

Women49%
Men51%

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