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Ranking

#17   National
  University 
Source:
2013 U.S.News Rankings
 

GEOGRAPHIC
Diversity

  • 57% of the students are from outside the state of Texas.
  • 10% of the students are from outside of the US.



Questions about Rice?

Find answers by reading a full transcript of a recent chat between Rice Admissions Officers and students here.

 

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Rice University


Overview

  • Rice is a private research university in Houston, Texas with significant academic resources, an emphasis on undergraduate research, and a diverse, collaborative residential community. Map.
  • Rice enrolls approximately 3,800 undergraduate students. 
  • Rice offers a wide array of majors across six schools of study – Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Music and Architecture.
  • Visit Rice's website at www.rice.edu
  • Request that Rice mail you additional information.
  • View Rice's Class of 2016 Profile
  • Connect with Rice student blogs

Socio-economic Diversity

  • 19% of students at Rice have family incomes below $60,000.
  • 17% of students at Rice receive Federal Pell Grants, which mostly go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000.

 

    Racial Diversity
    African American 7%
    Asian American 22%
    Caucasian 39%
    Hispanic 16%
    International 10%
    Native American 0%
    Multiracial 5%

     

    Gender Ratio
    Female 49%
    Male 51%

     

 
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School Profile

Campus Setting - Houston, TX

  • Urban 
  • City population: 6 million 
  • 300-acre private campus 
  • 22 Fortune 500 companies located downtown 
  • 90 languages spoken in city

Size

  • 3,800 undergraduates 
  • 935 freshmen 
  • 2,469 graduate students

Admissions

  • 17% applicants admitted 
  • 77% in top 5% of HS class (of students who reported a rank)
  • SAT V+M middle 50%: 1430-1540
  • ACT middle 50%: 32-35