Partner School: Rice University

What QB Scholars say about diversity:

"Once you get to Rice, no one asks how much your parents make or whether you are on scholarship, everyone just wants to make friends and have a good time."
- Daniel Young, Astrophysics major, Class of 2009

"In terms of racial interaction, I do feel that students across racial lines interact and there definitely aren’t many racial tensions on campus."
Tiffany Abdullahi, Mathematic Economic Analysis and Managerial Studies double major, Class of 2008

Socio-economic Make-up of Students

17% of students at Rice have family incomes below $60,000 (economicdiversity.org)
10% of students at Rice receive Federal Pell Grants, which mostly go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000 (economicdiversity.org)
See Rice's profile on EconomicDiversity.org

Racial Diversity of Undergraduates:

African American: 6%
Asian American: 18%
Caucasian: 53%
Hispanic: 12%
International: 4%
Native American: 1%
Not reporting: 6%

Student Survey
We surveyed a sample of QuestBridge Scholars at Rice to ask their opinions on student body diversity. Below are the results from the six respondents.

5 out of 6 students leaned toward agreeing that Rice is socioeconomically diverse.
4 out of 6 students agreed or leaned toward agreeing that the student body is racially diverse.
5 out of 6 agreed or leaned toward agreeing that the student body has diverse personal experiences and interests

Relevant Rankings:

Ranked #1 for friendliest race/class interactions in the 2007 edition of Princeton Review’s Best 361 Colleges.
Ranked the #14 university for percentage of Black freshman enrolled in 2005 by The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Read more
Hispanic Magazine ranked Rice 12th among their Top 25 Colleges for Latinos.

Regional Diversity:

53% of of first-time freshman from outside the state of Texas
7% of freshman class are foreign nationals

Gender Ratio:

49% Female / 51% Male