Alumni

Geographical Distribution of Living Alumni (as of fall 2007)

The total number of alumni in the university’s history is 58,104; of these, 10,467 are deceased.

Houston	13,819	29%
Elsewhere in Texas	7,916	17%
Elsewhere in the U.S.	20,326	42%
International	1,414	3%
Unknown	4,162	9%
Total	47,637	100%

All students who have completed two semesters of study in degree programs at the university are Rice alumni.

 

Rice Alumni

Classification	Degree Awarded	No Degree	Total
Undergraduate	35,258	11,117	46,375
Graduate	11,729	--	11,729
Total	46,987	11,117	58,104

 

Alumni Count in U.S.¹

Alabama	211		Nevada	133
Alaska	72		New Hampshire	76
Arizona	406		New Jersey	510
Arkansas	178		New Mexico	462
California	3,806		New York	1,341
Colorado	944		North Carolina	604
Connecticut	291		North Dakota	11
Delaware	63		Ohio	434
Florida	825		Oklahoma	359
Georgia	695		Oregon	391
Hawaii	80		Pennsylvania	587
Idaho	78		Rhode Island	46
Illinois	763		South Carolina	152
Indiana	208		South Dakota	11
Iowa	74		Tennessee	431
Kansas	163		Texas	21,735
Kentucky	150		Utah	115
Louisiana	450		Vermont	61
Maine	54		Virginia	1,037
Maryland	714		Washington	750
Massachusetts	750		West Virginia	36
Michigan	344		Wisconsin	167
Minnesota	256		Wyoming	28
Mississippi	111		Washington, D.C.	282
Missouri	426		Puerto Rico	19
Montana	58		U.S. Virgin Islands	5
Nebraska	71		Military APO/FPOs	33
			Guam	3
			America Samoa	1
			Total (U.S.)	42,061

¹Includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and U.S. military bases abroad.

 

Alumni Residing Outside the U.S.

Africa	43		Canada	191
Asia	379		Latin America	162
Caribbean Islands	21		Europe	495
Australia/Oceania	62		Middle East	61
			Total	1,414

 

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