Private nonprofit · Houston, Texas

Rice University

Houston, TX · City · Medium (4,776 undergrads)Website Net price calculator

The total cost of attendance at Rice University was $79,788 for 2024–25, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $13,370, and $5,827 if family income was under $30,000. In its Common Data Set (2024-25), the school reports 145 international undergraduates receiving aid, averaging $76,332.

Admit rate (2024–25)

SAT / ACT middle 50%

1510–1570 · 34–35

Your fit indicator

Reach

Highly selective (admit rate 8%) — a reach for every applicant

Cost of attendance (2024–25)

$79,788

Official · U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard)

Net price (average)

$13,370

Federal-aid recipients; not for international students

Graduation rate

95%

Median earnings, 10 yrs

$89,718

Median debt

$11,000

Your real cost

Published cost → aid by income → what internationals pay

1
Published cost of attendance: $79,788 per year (2024-25)
Tuition & fees
$58,128
Housing & food (on campus)
$15,900
Books & supplies
$1,400
Other expenses
$2,850
Total: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, 2024-25. Breakdown: NCES IPEDS academic-year charges, 2023-24 (first-time, full-time undergrads). Costs usually rise each year.
2
U.S. students: average net price by family income
$0–30,000
$5,827
$30,001–48,000
$563
$48,001–75,000
$3,217
$75,001–110,000
$17,755
$110,001+
$48,466
Average for all aided students: $13,370. Net price = cost minus grants and scholarships (not loans).
Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25; students who received federal aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your own estimate.
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International students: cost minus the school's own aid to internationals
Cost for a non-resident: $78,278. In 2024-25, 145 international (nonresident) undergraduates received institutional aid averaging $76,332.
For those aided students, that leaves about $1,946 a year. Students without an award pay the full cost. Past averages don't predict your award.
Source: the school's Common Data Set 2024-25, Section H6, numbers checked for consistency in the PDF (PDF copy from the College Transitions CDS repository), 2026-10-15. Open the CDS PDF
International students can't receive U.S. federal aid (Pell, federal loans, work-study). Add health insurance and travel.

How students pay here

Need-based aid

We haven't verified this school's Common Data Set need figures (% of need met, average need-based grant).

Policy: need-blind for U.S. applicants (reported — confirm on the official aid page).

Merit (non-need) aid

No verified merit-aid figures. Federal data below combines need-based and merit grants.

All first-year aid (federal data)

Got any financial aid: 66%
Got a grant from the school: 57%; Average $51,409 (need + merit)
Got a Pell Grant: 16%; Average $5,797
Got a state grant: 6%; Average $4,525
Took a federal student loan: 6%; Average $5,169

International students

Need-aware for internationals; meets full need of admitted students (reported — confirm on official page; Need-aware; recipients get 100% of need met but are excluded from The Rice Investment.)

Forms & deadlines

FAFSA for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (this school takes federal aid). studentaid.gov
CSS Profile or the school's own form: check the school's aid page; many private colleges require it, including for internationals. CSS Profile
Aid deadlines: see the official aid page. We only list dates we've confirmed.

Sources: NCES IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (full-time, first-time undergrads; IPEDS doesn't separate need and merit).

Curated policies

International aid: need aware full need (secondary) · Test policy: unknown · Early: Not verified · Regular: Not verified · checked Oct 13, 2026. Official aid page

Living here

Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Cost of living about the U.S. average · 2-bedroom median rent $1,425 · transit commute share 2.0%

Est. monthly student budget

$1,623

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts institution file (released Jun 10, 2026). Cost of attendance & admissions: 2024–25. Net price, earnings, debt and completion are the most recent cohorts in that release and lag by a few years; net price covers federal-aid recipients (not international students). Fit labels are rough indicators from published ranges, not admission odds. “—” = not reported.