Division I · American Conference
Rice University · Athletics
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15
Programs on the site
of the sports Rice sponsors
485
Roster spots
$46M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$20M
Athletic aid
$7.4M women's · $13M men's
$1M
Recruiting spend
$367k women's · $639k men's
Every team
| 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 department
- Sports informationChuck Pool
- NicknameOwls
- NCAA member since9/1/1913
- Primary conferenceAmerican Conference
- Athletics sitericeowls.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$37,333 $7.4M across 199 spots
- Men's teams$43,831 $13M across 286 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
#7Aid per manof 360 · Division I#11Aid per womanof 360 · Division I#24Scholarship dollarsof 360 · Division I
Among Division I schools; every list Rice University is on.
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