Rice University

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Rice University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Rice University students is 92.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 94.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 90.8%.

92.3%

asian 98.0% 245 students
African American 82.3% 51 students
white 90.4% 320 students
unknown 100.0% 17 students
hispanic 90.6% 115 students
International Students 92.8% 103 students
Mixed Race 92.7% 38 students

Drop Out

Rice University has an overall drop-out rate of 6.9% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 8.0% and 5.7% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

6.9%

asian 2.0% 5 students
African American 17.7% 11 students
white 9.3% 33 students
hispanic 6.3% 8 students
International Students 5.4% 6 students
Mixed Race 7.3% 3 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.7%

hispanic 3.2% 4 students
International Students 1.8% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$122,770	$129,481	$145,256
Chemical Engineering	$78,801	$83,915	$92,763
Economics	$87,989	$72,884	$81,590
Mechanical Engineering	$70,400	$68,219	$76,594
History	NA	$49,840	$61,295
Political Science and Government	NA	$50,231	$59,421
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$38,232	$35,060	$52,284
English Language and Literature, General	$28,009	$46,087	$46,363
Psychology, General	$31,474	$30,119	$45,615
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$45,696	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	NA	$52,107	NA
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$89,530	NA
Visual and Performing Arts, General	NA	$38,289	NA
Sociology	NA	$39,009	NA
Civil Engineering	NA	$71,957	NA
Public Policy Analysis	NA	$55,512	NA
Cognitive Science	$42,585	NA	NA
Statistics	NA	$79,450	NA
Mathematics	NA	$97,071	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	NA	$24,421	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$128,659	$127,993	$134,258
Music	$28,275	$28,598	$30,994
Architecture	$56,339	NA	NA

Compare Similar Colleges

The list of suggested college comparisons provided below is generated automatically by our system, utilizing statistics gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and various online sources. If you don't find the colleges you wish to compare, please visit our comparison page. There, you can search for the specific colleges and initiate your comparison.