UST vs Rice University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Rice University has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,128) than UST ($52,284).
It is harder to admit to Rice University than UST.
Rice University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,350) than UST (1,350).
Rice University has higher submitted ACT score (27) than UST (27).
UST has more students with 9,025 students while Rice University has 8,672 students.
Rice University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while UST's ratio is 13 to 1.
Rice University has more full-time faculties with 698 faculties while UST has 416 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of St Thomas and Rice University.

UST	vs.	Rice University
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Houston, Texas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$52,284	2024 Tuition & Fees	$58,128
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$29,252	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$48,958

85.00 %	Acceptance Rates	8.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	46.00 %
1,350	SAT Score	1,550
27	ACT Score	35
79 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	98 %
9,025	Student Population	8,672
416	Number of Faculties	698
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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