The student population at Rice University is 8,672 (4,494 undergraduate and 4,178 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,044 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Rice is 51.82% which is increased by 529 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,515 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.76 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

498 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,285 where 8,672 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

51.82% of total students is undergraduate students and 48.18% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 529 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,515 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.76 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in Rice than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rice University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,6283,9652,0411,9242,6631,702961
2014-156,621
-7
3,926
-39
2,047
6
1,879
-45
2,695
32
1,725
23
970
9
2015-166,719
98
3,910
-16
2,062
15
1,848
-31
2,809
114
1,797
72
1,012
42
2016-176,855
136
3,893
-17
2,042
-20
1,851
3
2,962
153
1,910
113
1,052
40
2017-187,022
167
4,001
108
2,112
70
1,889
38
3,021
59
1,964
54
1,057
5
2018-197,124
102
3,992
-9
2,086
-26
1,906
17
3,132
111
1,971
7
1,161
104
2019-207,282
158
3,989
-3
2,066
-20
1,923
17
3,293
161
2,065
94
1,228
67
2020-217,643
361
4,076
87
2,131
65
1,945
22
3,567
274
2,283
218
1,284
56
2021-228,285
642
4,247
171
2,187
56
2,060
115
4,038
471
2,580
297
1,458
174
2022-238,672
387
4,494
247
2,297
110
2,197
137
4,178
140
2,638
58
1,540
82
Average7,2854,0492,1071,9423,2362,0641,172
Rice University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,049 where 4,494 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rice University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,9653,9041,9951,909614615
2014-153,9263,8722,0151,857543222
2015-163,9103,8632,0351,828472720
2016-173,8933,8362,0041,832573819
2017-184,0013,9162,0691,847854342
2018-193,9923,8992,0281,871935835
2019-203,9893,9422,0381,904472819
2020-214,0763,9602,0661,8941166551
2021-224,2474,1562,1432,013914447
2022-234,4944,3932,2412,1521015645
Average4,0494,0492,0631,9114,0494432
Rice University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,236 where 4,178 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rice University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,6632,4521,602850211100111
2014-152,6952,4791,616863216109107
2015-162,8092,6091,70790220090110
2016-172,9622,7291,794935233116117
2017-183,0212,7811,82295924014298
2018-193,1322,8661,8351,031266136130
2019-203,2933,0191,9111,108274154120
2020-213,5673,1962,0451,151371238133
2021-224,0383,6922,3601,332346220126
2022-234,1783,6052,2721,333573366207
Average3,2363,2361,8961,0463,236167126
Rice University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.63% and the percentage of black students is 6.94% at Rice University. 20.47% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rice University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1471,05533676162,578234
2014-1551,10234074662,474222
2015-1661,16331970062,520216
2016-1791,17533771452,554218
2017-18101,29434675072,495237
2018-1991,30738380292,462225
2019-2071,38040184992,409238
2020-2161,49848690772,553271
2021-2251,66457497872,532279
2022-2361,7756021,04262,396300
Average71,34141282572,497244
Rice University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

498 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rice University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,621006,621
2015-166,719006,719
2016-176,855006,855
2017-187,022007,022
2018-197,12444846,996
2019-207,2821781876,917
2020-217,6434186,683542
2021-228,2855112,1855,589
2022-238,6724984127,762
Average7,3581831,0616,114

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