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FACT

SHEET

Office of Institutional Research at Rice University - November 2001

Students - Admissions - Degrees - Endowment - Alumni - Faculty - Tuition -
Financial Aid - Support - Rankings - Board of Trustees - Awards &
Proposals - Centers & Institutes - Academic Schools

STUDENT INFORMATION (FALL 2001)

ENROLLMENT FALL '01             %

Headcount Totals         4,529        100.00

Undergraduate Totals         2,700          59.62

Freshman¹            804          29.78

Sophomore            528          19.56

Junior            650          24.07

Senior            718          26.59

Fifth Year Students²              28            0.62

Class III              17            0.38

Visiting Students            145            3.20

Graduate Totals         1,639          36.18

GRADUATE ENROLLMENT (FALL 2001)

School

Architecture                     73        4.50%

Engineering                   428      26.10%

Humanities                   144         8.80%

Interdisciplinary                     17          1.00%

Management                   410        25.00%

Music                   161          9.80%

Natural Sciences                   277         16.90%

Social Sciences                   129           7.90%

Totals*                1,639       100.00%

ETHNICITY

Native American             19            0.42%

Asian-American           478          10.55%

African-American           230            5.08%

Hispanic-American           350            7.73%

Multi-Racial              81            1.78%

White (incl. unknown)         2393          52.84%

International           639          14.11%

Unclassified           339             7.49%

*GENDER* *(ALL STUDENTS)*
Male	2488	54.93%
Female	1946	42.97%
Gender not designated	95	2.10%

ADMISSION INFORMATION (FALL 2001)

UNDERGRADUATE FALL '01

Applied        6,742

Accepted        1,580

Entered           660

2001 Acceptance rate: 23% Yield rate: 42%

GRADUATE DATA (October 1, 2001)

School

Applied

Accepted

Entered

George R. Brown School of Engineering

1,668

137

125

School of Architecture
358

38

37

School of Humanities
206

36

34

Jones School of Management
744

288

175

School of Social Sciences
267

33

33

Shepherd School of Music
374

62

60

Wiess School of Natural Sciences
779

79

76

Total
4396

673

540

2001 Acceptance rate: 15% Yield rate: 80%

DEGREES AWARDED (MAY 2001)

NUMBER

Undergraduate
     689

Professional
                 34

Graduate                   509

       Master's
           383

       Ph.D.'s
    126

Total
   1,232

ENDOWMENT INFORMATION (as of June 30, 2001)
The university's endowment $3.243 billion.

ALUMNI INFORMATION (FALL 2001)

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION NUMBER        %

Houston       12,225 29.17

Other Texas         7,085 16.91

Other U.S.       17,250 41.17

International         1,293 3.09

Unknown         4,050 9.66

Totals       41,903 100.00

Deceased         8,588

FACULTY INFORMATION (FALL 2001)

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

Professor                   241                              4

Associate Professor                     92
11

Assistant Professor                   110                              2

Instructor & Lecturer                     35                          123

Artist/Teacher                       3                              4

Totals
481
                         144

Faculty fellows                    17

Visiting Faculty                    13                             8

Tenure/tenure track faculty                  92% (of all f/t faculty)

FTE (full-time equivalents) faculty³                  570

Adjunct (neither full-time or part-time)                  183

Faculty Books Published 2000:                                                              85
Faculty Journal Articles Published 2000:                                            1,135
Faculty with Ph.D./Terminal Degrees in Field:                                        98%

TUITION AND FEES (2001-2002)

UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE*

Tuition (entering/visitors)
                      $16,600

        $17,300

1999-00 matriculants
                        16,500

              N/A

1998-99 matriculants
                       16,300

              N/A

1997-98 matriculants
        15,800
                  N/A

Room and Board
                         7,310

              N/A

Fees
                            534

               335

*Tuition for 2001-2002 for the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management is $21,500;
fees for 2001-2002 are $400.

FINANCIAL AID (2000-2001)

UNDERGRADUATE

Total Awarded                $25,196,542

Average Award (from all sources)                       $11,649

Number of Recipients                           2,163

SUPPORT (IN MILLIONS)

GIFTS BY FUND USE        FY01

Current Use (undesignated)       $ 4,284

Current Use (designated)       $19,329

Plant       $18,469

Endowment       $23,930

Annuity & Life Income       $ 1,429

Totals       $67,441

GIFTS BY SOURCE
FY01

Alumni $13,953

Friends $ 8,838

Corps and Corp Foundations $13,240

Philanthropic Foundations $25,126

Estates $ 5,475

Other $    810

Totals $67,441

RECENT RANKINGS
In '02, US News & World Report ranked Rice 12th among national doctoral universities (private only)
2nd, best college for the value (for private universities), US News & World Report
3rd, Hispanic Magazine's Top 25 Colleges for Hispanics

In 2001, the School of Architecture ranked #1 among schools and colleges of architecture in the
US Southern region and #4 nationally based on Design Futures Council survey of over 800 leading
US architectural firms, results were published in Almanac of Architecture & Design 2001.

In '01, ISI Essential Science Indicators ranked Rice in the top 1% of universities in worldwide impact
on scientific research in 12 of 22 fields examined.

For undergraduate engineering programs, Rice ranks in the top 10 in all areas ranked by US News & World Report:

• 10th, Best overall
• 9th, Best chemical
• 8th, Best biomedical
• 7th, Best computer
• 10th, Best electrical/electronic/communications

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

E. William Barnett '55 (Chair)

J. D. Bucky Allshouse '71

D. Kent Anderson '62

James A. Baker, III

Teveia Rose Barnes '75

Raymond D. Brochstein '55, '56

Albert Y. Chao

James W. Crownover '65, '66

James A. Elkins, III

Lee Hage Jamail

K. Terry Koonce '60, '63

Cindy Lindsay '73

Frederick R. Lummis, Jr. '53

Michael R. Lynch '73

Robert R. Maxfield '63, '64

Burton J. McMurtry '56, '57

Robert C. McNair

Steven L. Miller

Bob Parks '73

Wylie Bernard Pieper '53

Harry M. Reasoner '60

Karen Hess Rogers '68

William N. Sick '57, '58

RICE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH EXPENDITURES

TOTALS           FY 01
FY 00

% CHG

Engineering     17,682,909
18,906,705

-6.50%

Humanities
515,894

       337,996

+52.60%

Natural Sciences     19,763,991
18,853,565

+4.80%

Social Sciences       1,339,320
       796,460

+69.20%

Other       3,747,165
       2,889,082

+29.70%

Totals $43,049,279
$41,783,808

+3.00%

CENTERS, CONSORTIA, INSTITUTES, AND RESEARCH GROUPS

    James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
    Center for Applied Psychological Systems
    Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology
  Center for Education
    Center for Excellence in Tissue Engineering
    Center for the History of Leadership Institutions
    Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
    Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
    Center for Neurosciences
    Center for the Study of Cultures
    Center for the Study of Institutions and Values
    Center for the Study of Languages
    Center for the Study of Science and Technology
    Center for Sustainability in the Built Environment
    Center for Urbanism
    Center on the Management of Information Technology
    Computational Mathematics Laboratory
    Computer and Information Technology Institute
        Center for Chemical Processing Technology
        Center for Computational Geophysics
        Center for High Performance Software Research
        Center for Multimedia Communication
        Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning
        Computer Systems Lab
        Dynamical Systems Group
        Rice Bioinformatics Group
        Statistical Consulting Lab
    Cox Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering
    Energy and Environmental Systems Institute
        Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center
        Hazardous Substance Research Center/South and Southwest
        Brine Chemistry Consortium
    Goethe Center for Central European Studies
    Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering
        NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training (NSCORT)
    Journal of Feminist Economics
    Journal of Southern History
    W. M. Keck Center for Computational Biology
    Papers of Jefferson Davis
    Rice Advanced Visualization Lab
    Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
    Rice Center for Organizational Effectiveness Studies
    Rice Design Alliance
    Rice University Media Center
    Rice Quantum Institute
    Rice Space Institute
    Rice University Art Gallery
    Scientia
    Studies in English Literature 1500-1900

ACADEMIC SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS
School of Architecture
School of Continuing Studies
George R. Brown School of Engineering
   Bioengineering
   Chemical Engineering
   Civil and Environmental Engineering
   Computational and Applied Mathematics
   Computer Science
   Electrical and Computer Engineering
   Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
   Statistics
School of Humanities
   Art and Art History
   Education
   English
   French Studies
   German and Slavic Studies
   Hispanic and Classical Studies
   History
   Kinesiology
   Linguistics
   Philosophy
   Religious Studies
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management
Shepherd School of Music
Wiess School of Natural Sciences
   Biochemistry and Cell Biology
   Chemistry
   Earth Science
   Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
   Mathematics
   Physics and Astronomy
School of Social Sciences
   Anthropology
   Economics
   Political Science
   Psychology
   Sociology

NOTES

¹ Includes all students who have fewer than 30 hours
² Includes those students pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture or Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree
³ FTE includes all full-time ranks and categories, as well as administrators with
tenure; a formula determines FTE for part-time faculty.

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Last updated 29 January 2002.

*ENROLLMENT*	*FALL '01*	%
*Headcount Totals*	4,529	100.00
*Undergraduate Totals*	2,700	59.62
Freshman¹	804	29.78
Sophomore	528	19.56
Junior	650	24.07
Senior	718	26.59
*Fifth Year Students²*	28	0.62
*Class III*	17	0.38
*Visiting Students*	145	3.20
*Graduate Totals*	1,639	36.18

*School*
Architecture	73	4.50%
Engineering	428	26.10%
Humanities	144	8.80%
Interdisciplinary	17	1.00%
Management	410	25.00%
Music	161	9.80%
Natural Sciences	277	16.90%
Social Sciences	129	7.90%
Totals*	*1,639*	*100.00%*

*ETHNICITY*
Native American	19	0.42%
Asian-American	478	10.55%
African-American	230	5.08%
Hispanic-American	350	7.73%
Multi-Racial	81	1.78%
White (incl. unknown)	2393	52.84%
International	639	14.11%
Unclassified	339	7.49%

*UNDERGRADUATE*	*FALL '01*
Applied	6,742
Accepted	1,580
Entered	660

*GRADUATE DATA (October 1, 2001)*
*School*	Applied	Accepted	Entered
George R. Brown School of Engineering	1,668	137	125
School of Architecture	358	38	37
School of Humanities	206	36	34
Jones School of Management	744	288	175
School of Social Sciences	267	33	33
Shepherd School of Music	374	62	60
Wiess School of Natural Sciences	779	79	76
*Total*	4396	673	540

	*NUMBER*
*Undergraduate*	*689*
*Professional*	34
*Graduate*	*509*
Master's	383
Ph.D.'s	126
*Total*	*1,232*

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION	NUMBER	%
Houston	12,225	29.17
Other Texas	7,085	16.91
Other U.S.	17,250	41.17
International	1,293	3.09
Unknown	4,050	9.66
*Totals*	*41,903*	*100.00*
Deceased	8,588

	*FULL-TIME*	*PART-TIME*
Professor	241	4
Associate Professor	92	11
Assistant Professor	110	2
Instructor & Lecturer	35	123
Artist/Teacher	3	4
*Totals*	*481*	*144*
*Faculty fellows*	17
*Visiting Faculty*	13	8
*Tenure/tenure track faculty*	*92%*	*(of all f/t faculty)*
*FTE (full-time equivalents) faculty³*	*570*
*Adjunct (neither full-time or part-time)*	*183*

	*UNDERGRADUATE*	GRADUATE*
Tuition (entering/visitors)	$16,600	$17,300
1999-00 matriculants	16,500	N/A
1998-99 matriculants	16,300	N/A
1997-98 matriculants	15,800	N/A
Room and Board	7,310	N/A
Fees	534	335

	*UNDERGRADUATE*
Total Awarded	$25,196,542
Average Award (from all sources)	$11,649
Number of Recipients	2,163

*GIFTS BY FUND USE*	*FY01*
Current Use (undesignated)	$ 4,284
Current Use (designated)	$19,329
Plant	$18,469
Endowment	$23,930
Annuity & Life Income	$ 1,429
*Totals*	$67,441

*GIFTS BY SOURCE*	*FY01*
Alumni	$13,953
Friends	$ 8,838
Corps and Corp Foundations	$13,240
Philanthropic Foundations	$25,126
Estates	$ 5,475
Other	$ 810
*Totals*	$67,441

*TOTALS*	*FY 01*	*FY 00*	*% CHG*
Engineering	17,682,909	18,906,705	-6.50%
Humanities	515,894	337,996	+52.60%
Natural Sciences	19,763,991	18,853,565	+4.80%
Social Sciences	1,339,320	796,460	+69.20%
Other	3,747,165	2,889,082	+29.70%
*Totals*	*$43,049,279*	*$41,783,808*	*+3.00%*