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Rice University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $5,827 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $79,788.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $89,718 ten years after entering, the 96th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 95% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1891
Enrollment, 2023
9,185
Website
rice.edu
Motto
“Letters, Science, Art”
Campus of Rice University

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AboutPrivate university in Houston, Texas, US. Wikipedia ↗

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William Marsh Rice University, also known as Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912, it spans 300 acres. The university consists of eight constituent schools in the fields of architecture, business, continuing studies, engineering, humanities, music, natural sciences, and social sciences.

From the Wikipedia article “Rice University”, revision 1362546744, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $79,788 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $563 and $48,466 a year depending on income at Rice University.

Statement of cost · Rice University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$79,788
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$5,827
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$13,370
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$64,144

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $5,827; $30–48k: $563; $48–75k: $3,217; $75–110k: $17,755; over $110k: $48,466. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$5,827
$30k–$48k$563
$48k–$75k$3,217
$75k–$110k$17,755
Over $110k$48,466

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $89,718; the median graduate who borrowed owes $11,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$79,751
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$78,690
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
96th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$89,718
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
4th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$11,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$9,716

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $79,751; 8 yrs after entry: $78,690; 10 yrs after entry: $89,718. Median graduate debt: $11,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $11,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$79,751
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$78,690
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$89,718
Median graduate debt$11,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Rice University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree631not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree281not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree164$213,603$12,381
EconomicsBachelor's Degree88$104,828$11,289
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree70not reportednot reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree66$67,648$12,505
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree65$105,734$15,375
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree57not reportednot reported
MusicMaster's Degree55$36,730not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree53$71,586$10,000
MathematicsBachelor's Degree47not reportednot reported
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree45not reportednot reported
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
StatisticsBachelor's Degree45not reportednot reported
Cognitive ScienceBachelor's Degree44$71,816$13,000
Electrical and Computer EngineeringMaster's Degree43not reportednot reported
Data ScienceMaster's Degree42not reportednot reported
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's Degree34not reportednot reported
StatisticsMaster's Degree34not reportednot reported
Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's Degree31not reportednot reported
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree30$60,641not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree8$176,396not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree15$139,102not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree29$89,863not reported
International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's Degree20not reportednot reported
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree29$117,477$13,178

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Rice University: 4,776 undergraduates; 17% of students receive Pell grants; 8% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

8%

2nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

4,776

92nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

17%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

15th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

95%

finish within 150% of normal time

97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

14%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$65,041

77th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

not reported

Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30knot reported
$30k–$48knot reported
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 3,124 people who studied at Rice University, most often in science & academia (54%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 54% (1,447 people); medicine 1.2% (31 people); law 1.0% (26 people); politics & gov 1.5% (41 people); business 2.2% (58 people); engineering & tech 5.6% (149 people); writing & journalism 3.6% (96 people); film & stage 1.3% (35 people); music 1.5% (41 people); visual arts 1.7% (46 people); sports 25% (660 people); religion 0.4% (12 people); military 0.9% (23 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia1,44754.3%
medicine311.2%
law261.0%
politics & gov411.5%
business582.2%
engineering & tech1495.6%
writing & journalism963.6%
film & stage351.3%
music411.5%
visual arts461.7%
sports66024.8%
religion120.4%
military230.9%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (942) · basketball player (503) · university teacher (263) · mathematician (118) · American football player (81) · computer scientist (75) · physicist (59) · writer (52)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 8% for the 1890s to 28% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 1 decade is marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1880snot reported1not reported
1890s1118%
1900s61924%
1910s3407%
1920s75911%
1930s97810%
1940s2310917%
1950s2610520%
1960s268324%
1970s216425%
1980s188617%
1990s166121%
2000s82128%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 59,553 in 2023-12.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0618,077
2026-0520,961
2026-0421,078
2026-0320,338
2026-0216,682
2026-0129,484
2025-1223,544
2025-1127,382
2025-1025,370
2025-0929,829
2025-0823,472
2025-0721,616
2025-0621,072
2025-0523,292
2025-0426,030
2025-0334,346
2025-0224,673
2025-0127,955
2024-1230,388
2024-1134,492
2024-1032,508
2024-0934,571
2024-0836,428
2024-0729,850
2024-0629,558
2024-0547,753
2024-0434,750
2024-0335,256
2024-0230,009
2024-0141,625
2023-1259,553
2023-1133,614
2023-1036,996
2023-0945,736
2023-0831,973
2023-0726,129
2023-0625,112
2023-0527,650
2023-0428,264
2023-0331,770
2023-0224,289
2023-0131,686
2022-1236,134
2022-1130,598
2022-1030,296
2022-0934,849
2022-0826,028
2022-0724,184
2022-0621,303
2022-0524,228
2022-0425,855
2022-0327,067
2022-0224,339
2022-0128,673
2021-1226,658
2021-1135,044
2021-1032,363
2021-0933,402
2021-0826,814
2021-0725,593
2021-0620,615
2021-0524,731
2021-0426,531
2021-0325,767
2021-0222,154
2021-0123,391
2020-1226,910
2020-1122,795
2020-1025,767
2020-0921,123
2020-0821,658
2020-0721,372
2020-0626,940
2020-0528,962
2020-0430,931
2020-0330,366
2020-0227,326
2020-0131,272
2019-1236,064
2019-1131,859
2019-1036,683
2019-0945,980
2019-0832,520
2019-0728,255
2019-0624,326
2019-0528,064
2019-0429,936
2019-0333,807
2019-0226,969
2019-0132,055
2018-1238,678
2018-1144,601
2018-1033,976
2018-0946,211
2018-0829,629
2018-0724,396
2018-0625,665
2018-0530,549
2018-0430,581
2018-0327,876
2018-0222,164
2018-0127,021
2017-1226,176
2017-1125,065
2017-1027,108
2017-0928,264
2017-0835,031
2017-0721,583
2017-0623,060
2017-0524,945
2017-0427,751
2017-0329,066
2017-0225,450
2017-0130,329
2016-1228,412
2016-1129,892
2016-1028,222
2016-0947,613
2016-0824,819
2016-0721,514
2016-0624,544
2016-0526,417
2016-0427,526
2016-0328,315
2016-0227,220
2016-0130,167
2015-1229,483
2015-1130,222
2015-1030,699
2015-0932,562
2015-0825,903
2015-0723,287

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Robert Wilson Physics 1978
  • Robert Curl Chemistry 1996
  • Louis E. Brus Chemistry 2023

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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