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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

Can I Afford Rice?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Rice paid $2,254 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	$54,100	$54,100
Fees	$860	$860
Books and Supplies	$1,350	$1,350
On Campus Room and Board	$15,000	$15,000
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,800	$2,800

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 9% of students took out student loans averaging $9,413 a year. That adds up to $37,652 over four years for those students.

Rice University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,247 undergraduate students at Rice, with 4,156 being full-time and 91 being part-time.

There are also 4,038 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,156 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	1,177
Black or African American	326
Hispanic or Latino	645
White	1,231
International Students	525
Other Races/Ethnicities	252

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 2020-2021, 2,696 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Rice

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rice University was 1,184.8%. This is the #65 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rice regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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