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Located in Houston, Texas, Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Rice is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

18 Undergraduate Degrees
$45,435 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
9% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Rice University?

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Contact details for Rice are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 6100 S Main St, Houston, TX 77005-1827
Phone: 713-348-0000
Website: www.rice.edu

How Do I Get Into Rice?

You can apply to Rice online at: admission.rice.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Rice

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rice?

9% Acceptance Rate
50% Of Accepted Are Women
53% Submit SAT Scores
If you plan to apply to Rice, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 9%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 9%, and the acceptance rate for women is 9%.

Average Test Scores

About 53% of students accepted to Rice submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 770. Math scores were between 760 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Rice University  ( 730 to 770 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Rice University  ( 760 to 800 )
200
800
Rice received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 33 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 36.

ACT English Scores for Rice University  ( 35 to 36 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Rice University  ( 34 to 36 )
1
36

Can I Afford Rice University?

$45,435 Net Price
8% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Rice is $45,435. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Rice, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $10,818 a year. That adds up to $43,272 over four years for those students.

Rice University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,960 Full-Time Undergraduates
48% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,076 undergraduate students at Rice, with 3,960 being full-time and 116 being part-time.

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There are also 3,567 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,960 full-time undergraduates at Rice, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rice University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,088
Black or African American 305
Hispanic or Latino 642
White 1,213
International Students 469
Other Races/Ethnicities 243

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Rice University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 90 countries are represented at Rice. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Rice University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
General Health & Wellness 18 18
TOTAL 18 18

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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