Houston, TX
Rice University
https://www.rice.eduRepayment outcome
96.2%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$45,900–$95,600
middle 50% · median $59,900
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$16,730
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$7,727
Sticker price
before any aid
$52,242
Default rate
1.3%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$129,481
- Math & Statistics$97,071
- Business$89,530
- Social Sciences$72,884
- Physical Sciences$56,339
- Public Admin$55,512
- Engineering$52,107
- History$49,840
- English & Literature$46,087
- Foreign Languages$45,696
- Interdisciplinary$42,585
- Visual & Performing Arts$38,289
- Parks & Fitness$35,060
- Psychology$30,119
- Biology$24,421
Academics
Acceptance
16.7%
Avg SAT
1,454
Enrollment
3,920
What students study
16 fields offered
Engineering
23% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Social Sciences14.7%
- 03Biology12.3%
- 04Psychology5.7%
- 05Math & Statistics5.4%
- 06Physical Sciences5.4%
- 07Parks & Fitness5.1%
- 08Visual & Performing Arts5.1%
- 09Architecture4.8%
- 10Computer Science3.5%
- 11History3.5%
- 12Foreign Languages3.4%
- 13English & Literature2.6%
- 14Interdisciplinary2.1%
- 15Area Studies1.9%
- 16Philosophy1.2%