Houston, Texas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Rice University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Houston, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 8,961 students in fall 2024, including 4,789 undergraduates and 4,172 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Rice University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 89 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, Computer and Information Sciences, General, and Biology. It awarded 2,880 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
97% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.
Key figures
8,961
Students enrolled
97%
First-year retention
2,880
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
89
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 89
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
97%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,352
Master's degrees
1,268
Doctoral degrees (research)
259
Post-master's certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
8,961
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,789
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,172
Full-time, fall 2024
93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,525
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,048
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,477
Full-time, 2024-25
90%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
44%
Men
56%
White
26%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
21%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
25%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
14%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
American Athletic Conference
President
Reginald DesRoches
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit