Rice University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Rice University is a private research university in Houston, TX (city setting), with 4,574 undergraduates (44% women). It admitted 8% of 31,059 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1500–1570 on the SAT and 34–36 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $78,278 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $20,587 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 96% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, biological sciences, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 2.98 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Rice University ranks
9 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $58,128
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Rice University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Rice University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Conference | 31 | 3 over | 5 | $2.1M | $68,072 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | American Conference | 42 | 8 over | 4 | $3.4M | $81,934 | 988 | |
| Men's Basketball | American Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $5M | $313,821 | 959 | |
| Women's Basketball | American Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $4.3M | $288,407 | 996 | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | American Conference | 123 | 18 over | 1 | $20M | $159,278 | 986 | |
| Men's Golf | American Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $982k | $98,179 | 984 | |
| Women's Golf | American Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | American Conference | 27 | room 3 | 1 | $1.8M | $66,027 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | American Conference | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $1M | $92,597 | 992 | |
| Women's Tennis | American Conference | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $1.3M | $147,745 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | American Conference | 84 | 39 over | 1 | $1.7M | $20,423 | 981 | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Conference | 101 | 56 over | 1 | $2.5M | $24,403 | 997 | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Conference | 16 | room 2 | 4 | $2.1M | $131,225 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.