Rice University Trade Programs

Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Houston, Texas. The location of Rice is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Rice University?

Contact details for Rice are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6100 S Main St, Houston, TX 77005-1827
Phone:	713-348-0000
Website:	www.rice.edu

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Can I Afford Rice?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Rice paid $2,384 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$57,210	$57,210
Fees	$918	$918
Books and Supplies	$1,400	$1,400
On Campus Room and Board	$15,900	$15,900
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,850	$2,850

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Rice, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $10,818 a year. That adds up to $43,272 over four years for those students.

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Rice University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,076 undergraduate students at Rice, with 3,960 being full-time and 116 being part-time.

There are also 3,567 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,960 full-time undergraduates at Rice, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rice University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,088
Black or African American	305
Hispanic or Latino	642
White	1,213
International Students	469
Other Races/Ethnicities	243

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Rice University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 90 countries are represented at Rice. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Rice University

In 2022-2023, 910 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rice has changed over the last few years.

Rice University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health & Wellness	9	9
Nanotechnology	6	6
TOTAL	15	15

Rice University Trades

In a recent academic period, Rice University awarded 36 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	9
Nanotechnology	0	0	0	6
Total	0	0	0	36

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Anatol Stefanowitsch under License

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