Rice University
Houston, TX · Private nonprofit8%
Acceptance rate
1,553
SAT Average
$12,640
Avg net price
4,562
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,352Master’s 1,268Doctoral 259 |
| Bachelor’s 218Master’s 2Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 211Master’s 139Doctoral 85 |
| Bachelor’s 197Master’s 147Doctoral 23 |
| Bachelor’s 132Master’s 56Doctoral 23 |
| Bachelor’s 89Master’s 563Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 86Master’s 48Doctoral 20 |
| Bachelor’s 56Master’s 11Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 53Master’s 62Doctoral 38 |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s 19Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 40Master’s 77Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 39Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 34Master’s 63Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 33Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 23Master’s 0Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 22Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s 6Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 17Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 15Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s 41Doctoral 17 |
| Bachelor’s 8Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s 7Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 4Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- American Conference
Projected sponsored sports16
Athletic participation
408 unique student-athletes · 12 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding
Early Decision II
Binding
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1
· Apply with Common App or QuestBridge Application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $62,874
- Required fees
- $1,270
- Food and housing
- $18,100
- Books and supplies
- $1,440
- Other expenses
- $4,140
- Total
- $87,824
- $67,1022019–2019–20
- $69,5572020–2120–21
- $71,7452021–2221–22
- $74,1102022–2322–23
- $78,2782023–2423–24
- $87,8242024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $12,640 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 45%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $73,663
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, State aid form, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Rice University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Rice University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Rice University runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Rice University admits in-state applicants at 8%, out-of-state applicants at 10.2%, and international applicants at 3.8%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,263 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are recommended. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 4. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 46% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 29%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
59% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
24% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 40% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 40% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Rice University rates 9 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Very important
- Talent / ability
- Very important
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Interview
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Rice University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Rice University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $94,194 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $12,640 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 570 of 1,263 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $94,194
Averages among the 570 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Rice University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Rice University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
97.6% of Rice University’s first-years return for a second year and 95.7% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03