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Undergraduate Admissions (Historical)

Year
Applicants
Accepted
% Admitted
Entered
% Entered
Class of 1997
7,935
1,514
19%
633
42%
Class of 1998
7,779
1,686
22%
620
37%
Class of 1999
6,843
1,808
26%
696
38%
Class of 2000
7,054
1,731
25%
675
39%
Class of 2001
6,375
1,748
27%
704
40%
Class of 2002
6,463
1,528
24%
642
42%
Class of 2003
5,740
1,595
28%
672
42%
Class of 2004
6,802
1,583
23%
628

40%
Class of 2005
6,742
1,580
23%
660
42%
Class of 2006
7,079
1,682
24%
700
42%
Class of 2007
7,501
1,821
24%
716
39%
Class of 2008
8,106
1,802
22%
727
40%

Class of 2009

 7,890

 1,970

 25%

 722

 37%

 Class of 2010

8,776

 2,080

 24%

 715

 34%

Class of 2011

8,968

2,251

25%

742

33%


CLASS OF 2011 (1)

High School Class Rank

First in Class

17%
Second in Class

8%
Top 5 Percent (including above)

68%
Top 10 Percent  (including above)

83%

 

SAT Scores

 

25th Percentile

75th Percentile
Reading

640

750
Math

670

780
Composite

1330

1510

 

ALL STUDENTS

Students Per Faculty (1910-2007)

 

Enrollment Fall 2007 (degree seeking)

Classification

Men

Women

Total

Undergraduate

1,540

1,420

2,960

Professional*

17

24

41

Graduate

1,387

757

2,144

   Master

580

317

897

   Doctoral

807

440

1,247

Total2

2,944

2,201

5,145

1Of the 742 students in the class, 243 were unranked. The data reflects those who were ranked.
2Does not include Class III Students (students taking classes for
credit, but not in a specific degree program) and Visitors (students
taking courses for credit to be applied toward a degree at another school)
* See footnote number 8 at the end of this section

Student Demographics (Fall 2007)

Enrollment by School

 
Undergraduate*
Graduate
 
#
%
Master
%
Doctoral
%

Architecture

128

4.3%

80

8.9%

-

0%

Engineering

819

27.3%

55

6.1%

466

37.4%

Humanities

577

19.2%

18

2.0%

177

14.2%

Management

--

0%

531

59.2%

--

0%

Music

118

3.9%

119

13.3%

40

3.2%

Natural Sciences

674

22.5%

36

4%

360

28.9%

Social Sciences

678

22.6%

1

.1%

147

11.8

Interdisciplinary

6

.2%

--

0%

57

4.6%

Continuing Studies

--

0%

57

6.4%

--

0%

Unclassified

1

0%

--

0%

--

0%

Total

3,001

100%

897

100%

1,247

100%

Ethnic Enrollment

Domestic

Undergraduate*

Graduate
 
#
%
Master
%
Doctoral
%

African-American

204

6.8%

46

5.1%

33

2.6%

Asian-American

576

 19.2%

118

13.3%

62

5%

Hispanic

365

 12.1%

56

6.3%

68

5.5%

Native American

16

 .5%

4

.4%

3

.2%

Multiracial

65

2.2%

20

2.2%

17

1.4%

White

1551

 51.7%

461

51.4%

489

39.2%

Not Reported/Not Designated

70

2.4%

42

4.7%

43

3.4%

Total

2,847

94.9%

747

83.3%

680 

57.3%
 

Foreign

Undergraduate*
Graduate
 
#
%
Master

%

Doctoral

%
       

International2

154

5.1%

150

16.7%

532

42.7%

Grand Total

3,001

 100%

897

100%

1,247 

100% 

1Includes intended and declared; also includes undergraduate professionals
2Ethnicity not recorded

Geographic Origin3 (Fall 2007)

Undergraduates*
Graduates
Total 
    
Master
Doctoral
 
Texas
1,532
534
519
2,585
Other U.S.
1,270
197
175
1,642
International
154
150
532
836
Not Designated
45
16
21
82
Total
3,001
897
1,247
5,145

*Includes professional students
3Reflects current home locations as reported by students

U.S. Students

All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and
U.S, military bases abroad represented

State
#
%
    
State
#

%
Alabama  
26

  .6

Nevada
11
.3
Alaska
9
.2
New Hampshire
14
.3
Arizona
40
.9
New Jersey
60
1.4
Arkansas
18
.4
New Mexico
28
.6
California
180
4.2
New York
105
2.4
Colorado
41
1.0
North Carolina
39
.9
Connecticut
32
.7
North Dakota
1
.0
Delaware
2
.0
Ohio
59
1.4
Florida
108
2.5
Oklahoma
35
.8
Georgia
71
1.6
Oregon
32
.7
Hawaii
4
.1
Pennsylvania
54
1.3
Idaho
7
.2
Puerto Rico
3
.1
Illinois
70
1.6
Rhode Island
5
.1
Indiana
20
.5
South Carolina
15
.3
Iowa
13
.3
South Dakota
2
.0
Kansas
20
.5
Tennessee
35
.8
Kentucky
15
.3
Texas
2,585
60.0
Louisiana
71
1.6
Utah
11
.3
Maine
6
.1
U.S. Virgin Islands
3
.1
Maryland
53
1.2
Vermont
3
.1
Massachusetts
40
.9
Virginia
67
1.6
Michigan
24
.6
Washington
51
1.2
Military APO/FPOs
1

.0

Washington, D.C.
2
.0
Minnesota
26
.6
West Virginia
2
.1
Mississippi
13
.3
Wisconsin
23
.5
Missouri
49
1.1
Wyoming
4
.1
Montana
4
.1
Unknown
82
1.9 
Nebraska
15
   .3   
  Total (U.S.)
4,309
100%

International Students

 85 countries represented

Country
#
%
Albania
2
.2
Argentina
9
1.1
Australia
4
.5
Austria
1

.1
Azerbaijan
1

.1
Bangladesh
2
.2
Barbados
2
.2
Belarus, CIS
2
.2
Belgium
1
.1
Bermuda
1
.1
Bolivia
2
.2
Botswana
1
.1
Brazil
8
1.0
Bulgaria
9
1.1
Cameroon
3
.4
Canada
40
4.8
Cayman Islands
1
.1
Chile
4
.5
China5
217
26.0
Colombia
9
1.1
Costa Rica
5
.6
Cyprus
1
.1
Czech Republic
1
.1
Equador
1
.1
Egypt
9
1.1
Finland
1
.1
France
7
.8
Germany
16

1.9
Ghana
3
.4
Greece
13
1.6
Honduras
1
.1
Hong Kong, SAR of PRC
7
.8
India
118
14.1
Indonesia
2
.2
Iran
16
1.9
Ireland
4
.5
Israel
3
.4
Italy
9
1.1
Jamaica
2
.2
Japan
13
1.6
Jordan
1
.1
Kazakhstan
1
.1
Kenya
1
.1
 
Country
#
%
Lebanon
4
.5
Lithuania
1
.1
Malaysia
3
.4
Mali
1
.1
Mexico
26
3.1
Morocco, Kingdom of
1
.1
Nepal
2
.2
Netherlands
1
.1
New Zealand
1
.1
Nigeria
6
.7
Norway
4
.5
Pakistan
7
.8
Panama
1
.1
Paraguay
1
.1
Peru
5
.6
Philippines
4
.5
Poland
5
.6
Portugal
1
.1
Romania
13
1.6
Russia
12
1.4
Rwanda
1
.1
Saudi Arabia
10
1.2
Senegal
1
.1
Serbia
1
.1
Singapore
3
.4
South Africa
3
.4
South Korea
53
6.3
Spain
5
.6
Sri Lanka
1
.1
Sweden
1
.1
Switzerland
1
.1
Taiwan, R.O.C.
33
3.9
Thailand
4
.5
Trinidad and Tobago
4
.5
Tunisia
2
.2
Turkey
26
3.1
Uganda
1
.1
Ukraine, CIS
4
.5
United Kingdom
9
1.1
Venezuela
13
1.6
Vietnam
5
.6
Yugoslavia
2
.2
Total
836
100%

5China and Hong Kong listed separately per student preference

Degrees Awarded (May 2007)

Undergraduate Degrees6
Bachelor of Arts/Science
644
Bachelor of Music
27
Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering
28
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
16
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
7
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
7
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
38
Bachelor of Science in Materials Science
1
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
34
Total
802
Graduate Degrees7
Doctor of Architecture
1
Doctor of Musical Arts
4
Doctor of Philosophy
138
Master of Architecture
18
Master of Arts/Science
159
Master of Arts in Teaching
7
Master of Bioengineering
2
Master of Business Administration
215
Master of Chemical Engineering
1
Master of Civil Engineering
1
Master of Computer Science
5
Master of Electrical Engineering
4
Master of Environmental Engineering
1
Master of Environmental Science
1
Master of Mechanical Engineering
8
Master of Music
54
Master of Nanoscale Physics
3
Master of Science Teaching
3
Master of Science in Environmental Analysis & Decision Making
3
Master of Statistics
2
Total
630
Professional Degrees8
Bachelor of Architecture
16
Total
16

6Some students awarded more than one degree
7Some students awarded more than one degree
8Includes professional students, who have already earned a four-year baccalaureate degree and currently are pursuing either a bachelor of architecture or a bachelor of fine arts degree; other professional programs (such as nonthesis doctorates) always are officially considered graduate degrees

Last Updated: November 12, 2007

Tuition and Fees (2007-2008)

Undergraduate
2007-08 Matriculants
$28,400
2006-07 Matriculants
$26,500
2005-06 Matriculants
$24,600*
2004-05 Matriculants
$23,030*
Room and Board
$10,250
Mandatory Fees
$505

Graduate
  
Jones School MBA, 2007-08 Matriculants
$33,500
Jones School MBA, 2006-07 Matriculants
$32,150
Jones School MBA for Professionals 2007-08 (two-year rate) (fees included)
$79,000
Jones School MBA for Professionals 2006-07 (two-year rate) (fees included)
$74,000
Jones School EMBA, 2006-07 Matriculants (two-year rate) (fees included)
$84,000
Jones School EMBA, 2006-07 Matriculants (two-year rate) (fees included)
$81,450
Master in Liberal Studies (per course)
$2,246
Jones School Fees
$1,670
All Other Graduate Programs
$28,100*
Graduate Mandatory Fees

$538

*After six semesters of graduate full-time study in one degree program (excluding the summer semesters), continuing students enter a reduced-tuition rate. The reduced rate also varies by department. For entering graduates, the rate is $1,578 per year ($789 per semester).

Financial Aid

Scholarships, Grants, and Tuition Waivers Given to Undergraduates (2007-2008)

Institutional Funds
$34,193,709
Government Grants
$3,207,896
Outside Scholarships
$2,471,236
Number of Undergraduates Receiving Aid
2,139
Amount of Need-Based Grant Aid from Rice Funds (included in institutional funds amount noted above)
$17,902,193

Number of Undergraduates Receiving Need-Based Grant Aid from Rice Funds

1,080

Federal Need-Based Loans Given to Students

$1,675,648

Note: Data as of  September, 26, 2007

Student Distinctions (as of 2007)

Beinecke Memorial Scholarship
7
Churchill Scholarships
5
Fulbright Scholars
81
Goldwater Scholarship
23
Luce Scholars
3
Marshall Scholarships
17
Mellon Fellowships
25
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
11
National Science Foundation Fellowships
303
Rhodes Scholars
11
Truman Scholars
7
Udall Foundation
4
Watson Fellowships
59
Whitaker Foundation Fellowships
22

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