Rice academics
Houston, Texas · Private · 4,776 undergrads
Rice has 4,776 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 55 fields of study. The most degrees go to Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other.
The short answers
4,776
undergraduates.
3,982
graduate students.
55
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
1,052
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
14%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
4,776
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
3,982
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
8,556
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
45%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
14%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
19.6 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$84,484
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
AsianCollege Scorecard
30%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
26%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
16%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
12%
BlackCollege Scorecard
8.2%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
5.2%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
1.8%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,052
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,422
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
257
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
143
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: admission.rice.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: admission.rice.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers