Division I · American Conference
Rice University · Campus
Houston, TX · City · Private · Research university · the Owls · Website ↗
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.
Large city
Setting
250,000+
4,574
Undergraduates
+ 3,982 graduate students
6:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
98%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
47%
From out of state
+ 16% from abroad
$16k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingLarge city (250,000+) Houston, TX
- TypePrivate · Research university
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions8% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
4,5743,982
Undergraduates 4,574Graduate students 3,982
Where first-years come from
36%47%16%
In state 36%Other states 47%Abroad 16%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
26%16%29%13%
White 26%Hispanic 16%Black 8%Asian 29%Two or more 5%International 13%Not reported 2%
- Women44%
- Full-time98% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class1,121 entered last fall
- Transfers in41 1% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online1% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services10.43% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $15,900 | $2,850 | $18,750 |
| Off campus | $15,900 | $2,850 | $18,750 |
| With family | — | $2,850 | $2,850 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety2.98 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#2Class sizeof 366 · Division I#4Retentionof 366 · Division I#7Most diverseof 365 · Division I#10Internationalof 366 · Division I#12Most menof 366 · Division I
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