Rice University

Houston, TX · Private Nonprofit

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Acceptance rate

Average SAT

1,553

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

4,776

In-state tuition

$64,144

Out-of-state tuition

$64,144

Avg net price

$13,370

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1510 and 1570 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 35

Popular programs at Rice University

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	121	$131,154	$182,443
2	Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	104	$51,110	$87,404
3	Psychology, General.	77	$41,299	N/A
4	Economics.	75	$78,814	$129,575
5	Mechanical Engineering.	60	$82,899	$108,970
6	Biology, General.	57	N/A	N/A
7	Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering.	49	$96,751	$136,656
8	Cognitive Science.	48	$47,459	$66,913
9	Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.	38	N/A	N/A
10	Political Science and Government.	37	$54,728	$87,804
11	Biomedical/Medical Engineering.	34	$88,307	$121,099
12	Statistics.	33	N/A	N/A
13	Public Policy Analysis.	33	N/A	N/A
14	Mathematics.	32	$50,286	N/A
15	English Language and Literature, General.	31	N/A	N/A
16	Neurobiology and Neurosciences.	29	N/A	N/A
17	Chemistry.	27	N/A	N/A
18	Chemical Engineering.	25	$87,830	$113,605
19	Sociology.	25	N/A	N/A
20	Visual and Performing Arts, General.	24	N/A	N/A