Private nonprofit · Houston, Texas
Rice University: cost, debt and earnings by major
19 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $11,164
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 95%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 8%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 4,776
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $13,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 5%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $5,707 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $1,524 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $5,420 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $14,522 |
| $110,000+ | $40,188 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (14)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$182,443
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$136,656
- Economics$129,575
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$121,099
- Chemical Engineering$113,605
- Mechanical Engineering$108,970
- Political Science and Government$87,804
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$87,404
- Cognitive Science$66,913
- Psychology, General$49,861 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$44,410 (1 yr)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$37,890 (1 yr)
- Sociology$37,283 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$33,555 (1 yr)
Master's programs (5)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$201,796
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$166,012 (1 yr)
- International Relations and National Security Studies$116,551
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$110,932
- Music$50,777