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Rice University
Houston, TX, USA
About Rice
Rice University was founded in 1912 and sits on a tree-shaded 300-acre campus in the heart of Houston, next to the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world. Its eleven residential colleges, modeled on the Oxbridge system, become a student's home and social identity for all four years -- there is no Greek system. With about 4,500 undergraduates and a 6:1 student-faculty ratio, Rice combines an intimate scale with the scientific and engineering opportunities of a major research city.
Location
Houston, TX, USA
SEVP & Work Rights
- OPT Available
- Yes
- CPT Available
- Yes
- STEM Designated
- Yes (24-month OPT extension eligible)
Key Stats
- Acceptance Rate
- 7.8%
- International Tuition
- $66,540/yr
- Total Students
- 8,961
- International %
- 26.0%
- Campus Setting
- Urban
- Student/faculty ratio
- 6:1
Country average: 72.5%
Country average: $21,775/yr
Country average: 22.1%
Admissions
- SAT (average)
- 1553
- SAT EBRW (25th-75th)
- 740 - 770
- SAT Math (25th-75th)
- 770 - 800
- ACT (midpoint)
- 35
- ACT (25th-75th)
- 34 - 35
Outcomes
- Freshman retention
- 97%
- Graduation rate (6yr)
- 95%
- Median earnings (10yr)
- $89,718
Profile
- Classification
- Doctoral / Research University
- Endowment
- $7932M
- Avg net price (after aid)
- $13,370/yr
Test Requirements
Minimum score: 90
Some programs require higher.
Minimum score: 7.0
Minimum overall band score.
Generally not required for 2026 admissions.
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