Rice: campus and town
Houston, Texas · Private · 4,776 undergrads
Rice University is in Houston, Texas (Harris County), in a city setting.
Where it is
Town
Houston, Texas
CountyIPEDS, 2024
Harris County
SettingIPEDS, 2025-26
City
Campus lifeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Highly residential
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