How many students at Rice? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 8,672 students have enrolled in Rice University with 4,494 undergraduate and 4,178 graduate students.
By gender, 4,935 male and 3,737 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
498 students are enrolled exclusively, and 412 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Rice University has a total of 8,672 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,494 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,178 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,935 male and 3,737 female students (the male-female ratio is 57:43) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 8,672 | 4,494 | 4,178 |
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| Men | 4,935 | 2,297 | 2,638 |
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| Women | 3,737 | 2,197 | 1,540 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,396 White, 602 Black, and 1,775 Asian students out of a total of 8,672 are attending at Rice University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| Asian | 1,775 | 883 | 892 |
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| Black | 602 | 293 | 309 |
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| Hispanic | 1,042 | 582 | 460 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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| White | 2,396 | 1,487 | 909 |
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| Two or more races | 300 | 149 | 151 |
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| Race Unknown | 152 | 81 | 71 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| Asian | 1,320 | 608 | 712 |
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| Black | 355 | 157 | 198 |
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| Hispanic | 693 | 382 | 311 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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| White | 1,264 | 729 | 535 |
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| Two or more races | 215 | 97 | 118 |
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| Race Unknown | 66 | 31 | 35 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Asian | 455 | 275 | 180 |
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| Black | 247 | 136 | 111 |
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| Hispanic | 349 | 200 | 149 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| White | 1,132 | 758 | 374 |
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| Two or more races | 85 | 52 | 33 |
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| Race Unknown | 86 | 50 | 36 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Rice has 60 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 5,763 students under 25 years old, and 2,909 students over 25 years old out of 8,672 total students.
Rice has 4,477 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 17 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,286 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,892 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 60 | 34 | 26 |
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| 18-19 | 2,208 | 1,120 | 1,088 |
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| 20-21 | 1,937 | 939 | 998 |
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| 22-24 | 1,558 | 602 | 956 |
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| 25-29 | 1,527 | 578 | 949 |
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| 30-34 | 726 | 240 | 486 |
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| 35-39 | 317 | 90 | 227 |
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| 40-49 | 258 | 102 | 156 |
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| 50-64 | 69 | 28 | 41 |
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| Over 65 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 60 | 34 | 26 |
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| 18-19 | 2,208 | 1,120 | 1,088 |
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| 20-21 | 1,883 | 917 | 966 |
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| 22-24 | 326 | 124 | 202 |
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| 25-29 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
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| 30-34 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 35-39 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 50-64 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 54 | 22 | 32 |
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| 22-24 | 1,232 | 478 | 754 |
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| 25-29 | 1,515 | 576 | 939 |
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| 30-34 | 724 | 240 | 484 |
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| 35-39 | 315 | 90 | 225 |
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| 40-49 | 258 | 102 | 156 |
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| 50-64 | 68 | 28 | 40 |
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| Over 65 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Rice University, 498 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 412 students are enrolled in some online courses.
360 students lived in Texas or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 138 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 8,672 | 498 | 412 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,494 | 0 | 132 |
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| Graduate | 4,178 | 498 | 280 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Texas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 360 | 102 | 36 |
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| Undergraduate | 0 | - | 0 |
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| Graduate | 360 | 102 | 36 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 4,494 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 34 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.76%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 4,359 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 34 |
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| Regular Part-time | 101 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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