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RiceHouston, TX

Acceptance rate

Total applicants, admitted students, and enrolled students for the most recent admission cycle.

8.0%acceptance rate
Applied
36,791
Admitted
2,948
Enrolled
1,263

Early decision

Rice offers binding Early Decision. Applying early can meaningfully change your odds — but ED commits you to enroll if admitted.

Early Decision
Binding · I & II
Early Action
Not offered
Restrictive EA
Not offered

Admit rate by application plan

% admitted
Early Decision11.3%
Regular Decision7.4%

~1.5× higher admit rate applying early.

ED Applications
5,748
ED Admitted
647

Standardized tests

Rice is currently test-optional — you may apply without submitting scores.

SAT Accepted?

ACT Accepted?

Test Optional?

SAT Scores

4001600
25th Percentile
1510
50th Percentile
1540
75th Percentile
1560

ACT Scores

136
25th Percentile
34
50th Percentile
35
75th Percentile
36

Class rank

Where Rice's enrolled first-years placed in their high school graduating class.

Top tenth of class90%
Top quarter of class97%
Top half of class99.6%

Based on the 40% of enrolled students who reported a class rank. Rice does not publish an average GPA.

Admissions factors

How Rice weighs each part of your application.

→ Importance

Rigor of High School Record

Academic GPA

Standardized Test Scores

Application Essay

Recommendations

Extracurricular Activities

Character / Personal Qualities

Talent / Ability

First Generation

Level of Applicant's Interest

Class Rank

Volunteer Work

Work Experience

Geographical Residence

State Residency

Alumni Relation

Racial / Ethnic Status

Religious Affiliation

Cost of attendance

Estimated full-time annual cost from Rice's Common Data Set.

$98,039
Tuition & Fees
$72,154
Room & Board
$20,530
Other Expenses
$5,355
Total
$98,039

Private universities charge the same tuition regardless of state residency.

What families actually pay

$0–30k~$6k
$30–48k~$1k
$48–75k~$3k
$75–110k~$18k
$110k+~$48k

Average net price — what was left to pay after grant aid — for students receiving federal financial aid.

% of undergrads with Pell grants17%

Source: College Scorecard (2026)

Financial aid

Need-based aid statistics for full-time first-year students.

Receiving Aid
44%
Avg. Package
$75,643
Avg. Need Met
100%

Popular majors

Bachelor's degrees awarded in the past year by academic major.

Engineering & Computing
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Business & Other
Humanities
Architecture & Arts
Eng. & Comp.
26%
Sciences
24%
Social Sci.
17%
Business/Other
16%
Humanities
10%
Arch. & Arts
6%

Student-faculty ratio

The number of students for every one faculty member, indicating the average level of access students have to instructional staff.

6:1

Student outcomes

First-years who return97%
Graduate within six years95%
Median earnings, 4 yrs after graduation~$110k
Median federal loan debt at graduation~$11k

Median yearly income of former students who received federal aid, across every major, measured four years after graduating (2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, earnings measured 2022–2023). Debt covers federal loans of students who completed.

Source: College Scorecard (2026)

Programs

Rice’s most popular programs and median pay after graduation. Income data from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

Show all 28 programs

Median pay data is measured from graduates who received federal student aid.

Source: College Scorecard (2026) · IPEDS (2023-24) · ABET

Campus life

On-campus housing and Greek life participation rates.

First-Years On Campus
99%
In Fraternities
0%
In Sororities
0%

Place

How the federal government classifies the area around the campus, and what a normal year of weather looks like there.

Setting
Large city
Location
Houston, TX

Average temperature

Monthly high and low, °F
6344J
6749F
7354M
7961A
8669M
9175J
9377J
9477A
9072S
8263O
7253N
6546D
Snow a year
0 in
Precipitation a year
54 in
Days at 90°F or above
109
Days below 32°F
5

Thirty-year averages, measured at the nearest weather station rather than on campus — they describe the area, not the campus.

Source: IPEDS (HD2024) · NOAA 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, HOUSTON-PORT, TX US station, 7.6 mi from campus

Enrollment by gender

50.5%
49.5%
Male
2,420
Female
2,372

Student diversity

Racial and ethnic breakdown of enrolled undergraduate students.

Asian and Pacific Islander30.2%
White24.2%
Other21.7%
Hispanic16.2%
Black7.5%
Native American<1%
VanderbiltNashville, TN

Acceptance rate

Total applicants, admitted students, and enrolled students for the most recent admission cycle.

5.4%acceptance rate
Applied
48,196
Admitted
2,593
Enrolled
1,635

Early decision

Vanderbilt offers binding Early Decision. Applying early can meaningfully change your odds — but ED commits you to enroll if admitted.

Early Decision
Binding · I & II
Early Action
Not offered
Restrictive EA
Not offered

Admit rate by application plan

% admitted
Early Decision14.1%
Regular Decision4.1%

~3.4× higher admit rate applying early.

ED Applications
6,202
ED Admitted
874

Standardized tests

Vanderbilt is currently test-optional — you may apply without submitting scores.

SAT Accepted?

ACT Accepted?

Test Optional?

SAT Scores

4001600
25th Percentile
1510
50th Percentile
1530
75th Percentile
1560

ACT Scores

136
25th Percentile
34
50th Percentile
35
75th Percentile
35

Class rank

Vanderbilt does not report this.

Not reported

Admissions factors

How Vanderbilt weighs each part of your application.

→ Importance

Rigor of High School Record

Academic GPA

Standardized Test Scores

Application Essay

Recommendations

Extracurricular Activities

Character / Personal Qualities

Talent / Ability

First Generation

Level of Applicant's Interest

Class Rank

Volunteer Work

Work Experience

Geographical Residence

State Residency

Alumni Relation

Racial / Ethnic Status

Religious Affiliation

Cost of attendance

Estimated full-time annual cost from Vanderbilt's Common Data Set.

$99,996
Tuition & Fees
$73,206
Room & Board
$23,690
Other Expenses
$3,100
Total
$99,996

Private universities charge the same tuition regardless of state residency.

What families actually pay

$0–30k~$3k
$30–48k~$2k
$48–75k~$4k
$75–110k~$12k
$110k+~$45k

Average net price — what was left to pay after grant aid — for students receiving federal financial aid.

% of undergrads with Pell grants20.2%

Source: College Scorecard (2026)

Financial aid

Need-based aid statistics for full-time first-year students.

Receiving Aid
59%
Avg. Package
$81,553
Avg. Need Met
100%

Popular majors

Bachelor's degrees awarded in the past year by academic major.

Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary Studies
Computer & Information Sciences
Engineering
Biological Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
Other
Social Sci
27%
Interdisc.
16%
Comp Sci
9%
Engineering
9%
Bio Sci
8%
Math/Stats
7%
Other
24%

Student-faculty ratio

The number of students for every one faculty member, indicating the average level of access students have to instructional staff.

8:1

Student outcomes

First-years who return97%
Graduate within six years93%
Median earnings, 4 yrs after graduation~$101k
Median federal loan debt at graduation~$14k

Median yearly income of former students who received federal aid, across every major, measured four years after graduating (2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, earnings measured 2022–2023). Debt covers federal loans of students who completed.

Source: College Scorecard (2026)

Programs

Vanderbilt’s most popular programs and median pay after graduation. Income data from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

Show all 27 programs

Median pay data is measured from graduates who received federal student aid.

Source: College Scorecard (2026) · IPEDS (2023-24) · ABET

Campus life

On-campus housing and Greek life participation rates.

First-Years On Campus
100%
In Fraternities
27%
In Sororities
32%

Place

How the federal government classifies the area around the campus, and what a normal year of weather looks like there.

Setting
Large city
Location
Nashville, TN

Average temperature

Monthly high and low, °F
4930J
5433F
6340M
7349A
8058M
8866J
9171J
9069A
8462S
7450O
6139N
5233D
Snow a year
5 in
Precipitation a year
51 in
Days at 90°F or above
54
Days below 32°F
66

Thirty-year averages, measured at the nearest weather station rather than on campus — they describe the area, not the campus.

Source: IPEDS (HD2024) · NOAA 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NASHVILLE INTL AP, TN US station, 6.7 mi from campus

Enrollment by gender

47%
53%
Male
3,471
Female
3,895

Student diversity

Racial and ethnic breakdown of enrolled undergraduate students.

White39.7%
Other22.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander18.9%
Hispanic10.8%
Black7.8%
Native American<1%