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Rice University

The Rice University Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 17 reports on file, 2008–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

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HOUSTON, TXIPEDS 227757CARNEGIE CLASS 15
§17 reports2008–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
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2024-25
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2023-24
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,510
Median1,540
75th1,560
§ 59% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th34
Median35
75th36
§ 24% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE n/aSAT SUBMIT 59%ACT SUBMIT 24%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offeredNo Early Action reportedSecond binding round indicated; ED rate is blended.
Likely ED share of class51%647 ED admits / 1,263 enrolled first-years
Seats left after ED616of 1,263 enrolled first-year seats
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

69% joined after being offered a spot. 3% of students who joined were admitted.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot3,196
Accepted a wait-list spot2,204
Admitted from wait list66
Joined after being offered69%
Admitted after joining3%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $75. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients746% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$34,586H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$13,370Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $79,444.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio6EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2597ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate8%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
32473ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1148ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
1148ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate44%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile34ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile35ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile35ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate22%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile740ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile760ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile770ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile770ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile790ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile800ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate48%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded1069DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded267DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded1237DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$933COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$60,314COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$933COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$60,314COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$87,824DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$87,824DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Endowment

Endowment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Endowment net assets, beginning of fiscal year$7,700,629,000F2324_F2.F2H01
Endowment net assets, end of fiscal year$7,931,811,000F2324_F2.F2H02
Endowment net investment return$588,334,000F2324_F2.F2H03B
Endowment new gifts and additions$49,566,000F2324_F2.F2H03A
Endowment spending distribution for current use$-415,869,000F2324_F2.F2H03C
Other changes in endowment net assets$9,151,000F2324_F2.F2H03D

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment4684DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment4172DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment105DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment8961DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment4789DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate64%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$7,113SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$10,792SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$6,321SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate18%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate7%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate18%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityHoustonHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameRice UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category5,000 - 9,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateTexasHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years87%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years93%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years95%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate97%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time95%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate100%EF2009D.RET_PCP
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$89,718
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
95%
6-year completion
Average net price
$13,370
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$11,000
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$62,982$63k
MEDIAN
$89,718$90k
P75
$143,920$144k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$5,827
$30,001 – $48,000
$563
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$3,217
$75,001 – $110,000
$17,755
$110,001 and up
$48,466
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
87%
6-yr grad
95%
8-yr grad
94%
Retention
97%
Pell grad
93%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.