FACT SHEET

Office of Institutional Research at Rice University - December 1997

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

STUDENT INFORMATION

ENROLLMENT FALL '97 % FALL '96 % % CHG

Headcount Totals 4,285 100.00 4,187 100.00 +2.34

Undergrad. Totals 2,714 63.34 2,640 63.04 +2.80

Freshman¹ 826 30.44 791 29.96 +4.42

Sophomore 605 22.29 587 22.23 +3.07

Junior 601 22.14 579 21.93 +3.80

Senior 682 25.13 683 25.87 -0.15

Fifth Year Students² 31 0.72 25 0.60 +24.00

Other³ 145 3.38 116 2.77 +25.00

Graduate Totals 1,395 32.56 1,406 33.58 -0.78

ETHNICITY (EXCLUDES "OTHER"³)

Native American 26 0.63 25 0.61 +4.00

Asian American 462 11.16 432 10.61 +6.94

African American 199 4.81 206 5.06 -3.40

Hispanic American 308 7.44 312 7.66 -1.28

Multi-Racial 20 0.48 19 0.47 +5.26

White/Other 2,671 64.52 2,613 64.19 +2.22

International 454 10.97 464 11.40 -2.16

GENDER (ALL STUDENTS)

Male 2,391 55.81 2,365 56.48 +1.10

Female 1,894 44.20 1,822 43.52 +3.95

RESIDENCY (ALL STUDENTS)

Texas 2,056 47.98 1,981 47.31 +3.79

Other U.S. 1,593 37.18 1,626 38.84 -2.03

International 454 10.59 464 11.08 -2.16

Unknown 182 4.25 116 2.77 +56.90

ADMISSION INFORMATION

UNDERGRADUATE FALL '97 FALL '96 % CHG

Applied 6,375 7,054 -9.63

Accepted 1,748 1,731 +0.98

Entered 704 675 +4.30

1997 Acceptance rate: 27% Yield rate: 40%

GRADUATE (FALL 1997)

School Applied Accepted Entered

Administration 448 226 129

Architecture 370 53 21

Engineering 938 201 101

Humanities 269 74 35

Music 276 71 62

Natural Sciences 821 175 66

Social Sciences 310 39 20

Totals 3,432 839 434

1997 Acceptance rate: 24% Yield rate: 52%

DEGREES AWARDED (MAY 1997)

NUMBER

Undergraduate (619 students) 640

Professional (14 students) 14

Graduate (466 students)

Master's 357

Ph.D.'s 116

Total (1,099 students) 1,127

ENDOWMENT INFORMATION

The university's endowment as of June 30, 1997, was $2.3 billion.

ALUMNI INFORMATION (FALL 1997)

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION NUMBER %

Houston 11,818 30.18

Other Texas 6,516 16.64

Other U.S. 15,241 38.93

International 1,056 2.70

Unknown 4,522 11.55

Totals 39,153 100.00

Deceased 7,124

FACULTY INFORMATION (OCTOBER 1, 1997)

FULL-TIME PART-TIME

Professor 250 6

Associate Professor 101 11

Assistant Professor 76 1

Instructor & Lecturer 22 100

Artist/Teacher 3 5

Totals 452 123

Adjunct 144

Fellow 18

Faculty Books Published 1995-1996: 72

Faculty Journal Articles Published 1995-1996: 1,729

Faculty with Ph.D./Terminal Degrees in Field: 98%

TUITION AND FEES (1997-98)

UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE

Tuition (entering/visitors) $13,900 $14,300

1996-97 matriculants 13,200 N/A

1995-96 matriculants 12,350 N/A

Other continuing, f/t students 11,300 N/A

Room and Board (approximate) 6,200 N/A

Fees (approximate) 406 232

FINANCIAL AID (1996-97)

UNDERGRADUATE

Total Awarded $23,007,565

Average Award $10,047

Number of Recipients 2,290

SUPPORT (IN MILLIONS)

GIFTS BY FUND USE FY97 FY96 FY95

Current Use (undesignated) $4.0 $4.3 $3.8

Current Use (designated) 11.3 10.3 8.4

Plant 8.7 9.4 9.4

Endowment 17.3 25.7 15.4

Annuity and Life Income 10.3 1.2 7.4

Totals $51.6 $50.8 $44.4

GIFTS BY SOURCE FY97 %

Alumni $10.8 21

Friends 9.5 18

Corps and Corp Foundations 5.3 10

Philanthropic Foundations 12.1 23

Estates 13.9 27

Totals $51.6 100%

RANKINGS (SEPTEMBER 1997)

1st, least debt per graduate (for private), US News & World Report

2nd, best college value in nation, US News & World Report, Money Magazine

17th, quality ranking, US News & World Report

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

TRUSTEES (7):

APPOINTMENTS MADE BY REMIANING TRUSTEES

Elected

E. William Barnett '55 (Chair) 1994

Burton J. McMurtry '56 1988

D. Kent Anderson '62 1989

James A. Baker, III 1994

J. D. Bucky Allshouse '71 1996

Lee Hage Jamail 1996

Constantine S. Nicandros 1996

TERM MEMBERS (8):

APPOINTMENT BY THE TRUSTEES TO FOUR-YEAR TERMS

Term Expires June 30 of

Robert C. McNair 1998

Harry M. Reasoner '60 1998

Fredrick R. Lummis, Jr '53 1999

Teveia Rose Barnes '75 1999

James A. Elkins, III 2000

Albert N. Kidd '64 2000

Robert R. Maxfield '63 2001

William N. Sick '57 2001

ALUMNI MEMBERS (4):

ELECTED TO FOUR-YEAR TERMS BY RICE ALUMNI

Term Expires June 30 of

Gus A. Schill, Jr. '55 1998

Matt F. Gorges '58 1999

W. Bernard Pieper '53 2000

Gloria M. Shatto '54 2001

AWARDS POSTED/PROPOSALS SUBMITTED

TOTALS FY97 FY96 % CHG

Awards Posted $40,047,426 $39,762,177 +0.7%

Proposals Submitted $121,721,402 $115,679,019 +5.2%

AWARD TRANSACTIONS POSTED BY SCHOOL

Engineering $22,075,663 $18,197,215 +9.10

Humanities 421,628 159,563 +164.24

Natural Sciences 17,026,844 $20,234,426 -6.43

Social Sciences 346,517 510,995 -32.19

Other 176,774 659,978 -73.22

Totals $40,047,426 $39,762,177 +0.7%

RESEARCH CENTERS AND INSTITUTES

James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Center for Applied Psychological Systems
Center for Education
Center for Ethics, Medicine and Public Issues
Center for the History of Leadership Institutions
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Center for Professional Studies
Center for the Study of Cultures
Center for the Study of Institutions and Values
Center for the Study of Languages
Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning
Center for Urbanism
Center for Research on Parallel Computation
Center on the Management of Information Technology
Computational Mathematics Laboratory
Computer and Information Technology Institute
Cox Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering
Energy and Environmental Systems Institute
Gulf Coast Hazardous Substances Research Center
Hazardous Substances Research Center/South and Southwest
Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering
Institute for Policy Analysis
Journal of Southern History
W. M. Keck Center for Computational Biology
National Center for Ground Water Research
Papers of Jefferson Davis
Rice Design Alliance
Rice Engineering Design and Development Institute
Rice Media Center
Rice Quantum Institute
Rice University Art Gallery
Scientia
Studies in English Literature 1500-1900
Superfund University Training Institute

ACADEMIC SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS

Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Administration
Accounting
Administrative Science
School of Architecture
School of Continuing Studies
George R. Brown School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Computer Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Environmental Science and 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
Human Performance and Health Sciences
Linguistics
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Shepherd School of Music
Composition
Musicology
Performance
Theory
Wiess School of Natural Sciences
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Chemistry
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Geology and Geophysics
Mathematics
Physics
Space 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 Includes Class III Students (students with degrees taking classes for credit, but not in a specific degree program) and Visitors (students taking courses for undergraduate credit to be applied toward a degree at another school)

STUDENT INFORMATION
ENROLLMENT	FALL '97	%	FALL '96	%	% CHG
*Headcount Totals*	4,285	100.00	4,187	100.00	+2.34
*Undergrad. Totals*	2,714	63.34	2,640	63.04	+2.80
Freshman¹	826	30.44	791	29.96	+4.42
Sophomore	605	22.29	587	22.23	+3.07
Junior	601	22.14	579	21.93	+3.80
Senior	682	25.13	683	25.87	-0.15
Fifth Year Students²	31	0.72	25	0.60	+24.00
Other³	145	3.38	116	2.77	+25.00
*Graduate Totals*	1,395	32.56	1,406	33.58	-0.78
ETHNICITY (EXCLUDES "OTHER"³)
Native American	26	0.63	25	0.61	+4.00
Asian American	462	11.16	432	10.61	+6.94
African American	199	4.81	206	5.06	-3.40
Hispanic American	308	7.44	312	7.66	-1.28
Multi-Racial	20	0.48	19	0.47	+5.26
White/Other	2,671	64.52	2,613	64.19	+2.22
International	454	10.97	464	11.40	-2.16
GENDER (ALL STUDENTS)
Male	2,391	55.81	2,365	56.48	+1.10
Female	1,894	44.20	1,822	43.52	+3.95
RESIDENCY (ALL STUDENTS)
Texas	2,056	47.98	1,981	47.31	+3.79
Other U.S.	1,593	37.18	1,626	38.84	-2.03
International	454	10.59	464	11.08	-2.16
Unknown	182	4.25	116	2.77	+56.90

ADMISSION INFORMATION
UNDERGRADUATE	FALL '97		FALL '96		% CHG
Applied	6,375		7,054		-9.63
Accepted	1,748		1,731		+0.98
Entered	704		675		+4.30
1997 Acceptance rate: 27%		Yield rate: 40%
GRADUATE (FALL 1997)
*School*	*Applied*	*Accepted*		*Entered*
Administration	448	226		129
Architecture	370	53		21
Engineering	938	201		101
Humanities	269	74		35
Music	276	71		62
Natural Sciences	821	175		66
Social Sciences	310	39		20
*Totals*	3,432	839		434
1997 Acceptance rate: 24%		Yield rate: 52%

DEGREES AWARDED (MAY 1997)
NUMBER
*Undergraduate (619 students)*			640
*Professional (14 students)*			14
*Graduate (466 students)*
Master's			357
Ph.D.'s			116
*Total (1,099 students)*			1,127

ENDOWMENT INFORMATION
The university's endowment as of June 30, 1997, was $2.3 billion.

ALUMNI INFORMATION (FALL 1997)
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION			NUMBER	%
Houston		11,818		30.18
Other Texas		6,516		16.64
Other U.S.		15,241		38.93
International		1,056		2.70
Unknown		4,522		11.55
*Totals*		39,153		100.00
Deceased		7,124

FACULTY INFORMATION (OCTOBER 1, 1997)
FULL-TIME				PART-TIME
Professor		250		6
Associate Professor		101		11
Assistant Professor		76		1
Instructor & Lecturer		22		100
Artist/Teacher		3		5
*Totals*		452		123
*Adjunct*		144
*Fellow*		18
Faculty Books Published 1995-1996:					72
Faculty Journal Articles Published 1995-1996:					1,729
Faculty with Ph.D./Terminal Degrees in Field:					98%

TUITION AND FEES (1997-98)
UNDERGRADUATE				GRADUATE
Tuition (entering/visitors)			$13,900	$14,300
1996-97 matriculants			13,200	N/A
1995-96 matriculants			12,350	N/A
Other continuing, f/t students			11,300	N/A
Room and Board (approximate)			6,200	N/A
Fees (approximate)			406	232

FINANCIAL AID (1996-97)
UNDERGRADUATE
Total Awarded			$23,007,565
Average Award			$10,047
Number of Recipients			2,290

SUPPORT (IN MILLIONS)
GIFTS BY FUND USE			FY97	FY96	FY95
Current Use (undesignated)			$4.0	$4.3	$3.8
Current Use (designated)			11.3	10.3	8.4
Plant			8.7	9.4	9.4
Endowment			17.3	25.7	15.4
Annuity and Life Income			10.3	1.2	7.4
*Totals*			$51.6	$50.8	$44.4
GIFTS BY SOURCE			FY97	%
Alumni			$10.8	21
Friends			9.5	18
Corps and Corp Foundations			5.3	10
Philanthropic Foundations			12.1	23
Estates			13.9	27
*Totals*			$51.6	100%

RANKINGS (SEPTEMBER 1997)
1st, least debt per graduate (for private), US News & World Report
2nd, best college value in nation, US News & World Report, Money Magazine
17th, quality ranking, US News & World Report

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
TRUSTEES (7):
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY REMIANING TRUSTEES
*Elected*
E. William Barnett '55 (Chair)					1994
Burton J. McMurtry '56					1988
D. Kent Anderson '62					1989
James A. Baker, III					1994
J. D. Bucky Allshouse '71					1996
Lee Hage Jamail					1996
Constantine S. Nicandros					1996
TERM MEMBERS (8):
APPOINTMENT BY THE TRUSTEES TO FOUR-YEAR TERMS
*Term Expires June 30 of*
Robert C. McNair					1998
Harry M. Reasoner '60					1998
Fredrick R. Lummis, Jr '53					1999
Teveia Rose Barnes '75					1999
James A. Elkins, III					2000
Albert N. Kidd '64					2000
Robert R. Maxfield '63					2001
William N. Sick '57					2001
ALUMNI MEMBERS (4):
ELECTED TO FOUR-YEAR TERMS BY RICE ALUMNI
*Term Expires June 30 of*
Gus A. Schill, Jr. '55					1998
Matt F. Gorges '58					1999
W. Bernard Pieper '53					2000
Gloria M. Shatto '54					2001

AWARDS POSTED/PROPOSALS SUBMITTED
TOTALS	FY97		FY96		% CHG
*Awards Posted*	$40,047,426		$39,762,177		+0.7%
*Proposals Submitted*	$121,721,402		$115,679,019		+5.2%
AWARD TRANSACTIONS POSTED BY SCHOOL
Engineering	$22,075,663		$18,197,215		+9.10
Humanities	421,628		159,563		+164.24
Natural Sciences	17,026,844		$20,234,426		-6.43
Social Sciences	346,517		510,995		-32.19
Other	176,774		659,978		-73.22
*Totals*	$40,047,426		$39,762,177		+0.7%