Rice University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Rice University

Rice University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Houston, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 4,776 students of which 4,836 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Rice University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 8.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,553 and an ACT midpoint of 35. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,370, with published in-state tuition of $64,144 and a Pell grant recipient share of 17.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $11,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 95.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 97.4%. Graduates earn a median of $89,718 ten years after enrolling, compared with $79,751 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 41300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.