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STUDENTS

Enrollment - Demographics - Degrees - Tuition - Awards & Distinctions - Student Life - Governance

All data as of Fall 1997

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS, CLASS OF 2001

Applied6,375
Accepted1,748
Entered704
Acceptance rate: 27%Yield rate: 40%


HIGH SCHOOL CLASS RANK (Accepted Students)

Top 5%61.0%
Top 6-10%4.5%
Top 11-25%3.3%
Below Top 25%1.7%
Not Ranked29.5%
Total100.0%


SAT I SCORES OF ENTERING STUDENTS

25th Percentile75th Percentile
Verbal650760
Math680770
Composite1,3501,500


NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS3

Rice Sponsored530
National Merit Sponsored225
Corporate Sponsored84
Current students who, as Freshmen, were Nat'l Merit: 839


GRADUATE ADMISSIONS

School Applied Accepted Registered
Administration448226 129
Architecture37053 21
Engineering938201 101
Humanities26974 35
Music27671 62
Natural Sciences821175 66
Social Sciences31039 20
Totals3,432 839434
Acceptance rate: 24%Yield rate: 52%


ENROLLMENT

Classification Men Women Totals
Undergraduate1,4481,266 2,714
Graduate and Professional1 875551 1,426
Other4 6877 145
Totals2,391 1,8944,285


Ethnic Enrollment
Undergraduate Graduate1
African American1716.5% 282.7%
Asian American42616.1% 363.5%
Hispanic27310.3% 353.4%
Multi-racial180.7% 20.1%
Native American220.8% 40.3%
White/Unknown1,73665.6% 93590.0%
Totals by ethnicty2,646100.0% 1,040100.0%
International5 682.5% 38627.1%
Domestic 2,64697.5% 1,04072.9%
Totals2,714100.0% 1,426100.0%


Enrollment by Declared Major
Undergraduate6 Graduate1
Administration N/A 0% 265 18.8%
Architecture442.6% 614.3%
Engineering40924.4% 32823.3%
Humanities34920.8% 17812.6%
Music573.4% 17912.7%
Natural Sciences35020.8% 23917.0%
Social Sciences32319.2% 1329.4%
Interdisciplinary1478.8% 261.9%
Totals1,679100.0% 1,408100.0%


STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS7

Undergrads Graduates1 Totals
Texas1,360696 2,056
Other U.S.1,267326 1,593
International68386 454
Unknown1918 37
Totals2,714 1,4264,140


Student Demographics, U.S.8

Alabama16Nebraska14
Alaska7Nevada14
Arizona23New Hampshire3
Arkansas22New Jersey65
California161New Mexico47
Colorado48New York98
Connecticut19North Carolina26
Delaware4North Dakota3
Florida96Ohio50
Georgia70Oklahoma38
Hawaii9Oregon20
Idaho8Pennsylvania50
Illinois55Rhode Island12
Indiana19South Carolina18
Iowa8South Dakota2
Kansas25Tennessee45
Kentucky13Texas2,056
Louisiana55Utah8
Maine9Vermont3
Maryland63Virginia78
Massachusetts48Washington27
Michigan33West Virginia9
Minnesota38Wisconsin21
Mississippi14Wyoming1
Missouri57Washington, D.C.8
Montana4Puerto Rico9
Unknown37
Total (U.S.)3,686


International Students9

Argentina1Korea D.P.R.3
Australia9Korea7
Azerbaijan1Latvia1
Barbados1Macedonia1
Belgium2Mexico24
Belize1Netherlands2
Bolivia3New Zealand1
Brazil7Nigeria4
Bulgaria3Norway4
Byelarus2Pakistan4
Canada38Panama2
China113Peru2
Colombia4Philippines2
Costa Rica2Poland4
Croatia1Portugal1
Cyprus4Romania1
Egypt3Russia/U.S.S.R.10
England7Saudi Arabia2
Ethiopia1Scotland3
France6Senegal3
Germany13Singapore7
Greece10South Africa2
Guatemala3Spain3
Honduras2Sri Lanka1
Hong Kong5Sweden5
Hungary1Switzerland1
India52Taiwan15
Indonesia1Thailand1
Ireland2Trinidad3
Israel2Turkey8
Italy4Uganda1
Jamaica2Ukraine3
Japan6Venezuela6
Kenya1Vietnam1
Yugoslavia3
Total454


DEGREES AWARDED, MAY 1997

Undergraduate Degrees (619 students)
Bachelor of Arts501
Bachelor of Music16
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering31
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering10
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering43
Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering3
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering36
Total64010


Professional Degrees1(14 Students)
Bachelor of Architecture11
Bachelor of Fine Arts3
Total14


Graduate Degrees (466 students)
Doctor of Musical Arts3
Doctor of Philosophy113
Master of Accounting5
Master of Architecture30
Master of Arts67
Master of Arts in Teaching7
Master of Business Administration92
Master of Chemical Engineering1
Master of Civil Engineering2
Master of Computer Science9
Master of Electrical Engineering14
Master of Environmental Engineering1
Master of Environmental Science2
Master of Mechanical Engineering1
Master of Music68
Master of Science58
Total47310


HISTORICAL COUNT OF DEGREES AWARDED11

Years Undergraduate Professional1 Graduate Totals
1916 35 0 1 36
1917 42 3 7 52
1918 34 0 3 37
1919 33 1 3 37
1920 79 3 7 89
'21-'25 486 4 26 516
'26-'30 910 16 63 989
'31-'35 1,10622 90 1,218
'36-'40 1,100 28 35 1,163
'41-'45 1,024 24 56 1,104
'46-'50 1,182 50 133 1,365
'51-'55 1,374 72 222 1,668
'56-'60 1,819 42 319 2,180
'61-'65 1,847 54 501 2,402
'66-'70 2,014 67 998 3,079
'71-'75 2,659 101 1,437 4,197
'76-'80 2,933 77 1,526 4,536
'81-'85 2,906 83 1,549 4,538
'86-'90 3,071 100 1,839 5,010
1991 658 17 350 1,025
1992 681 17 350 1,070
1993 663 13 417 1,093
1994 665 23 445 1,113
1995 655 18 439 1,112
1996 655 24 452 1,131
1997 640 14 473 1,127
Totals 29,271 873 11,763 41,907


TUITION AND FEES (1997-98)

Undergraduates
1997-98 Matriculants, Visitors, and Others$13,900
1996-97 Matriculants13,200
1995-96 Matriculants12,350
Other Continuing Full-time students11,300
Room and Board6,200
Fees 40612
 
Graduates
Tuition$14,300
Room and BoardN/A
Fees29012


UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID (1997-98)

Total Awarded$23,007,565
Average Award$10,047
Number of Recipients2290


STUDENT DISTINCTIONS13

1990-Present Before 1990
Beinecke Memorial Scholarship 21
Churchill Winners22
Fulbright Scholarships21*
Goldwater Scholarships7*
Luce Scholars Program1*
Marshall Scholarships34
Mellon Fellowships94
National Defense Science and Engineering
    Graduate Fellowship		 2*
National Science Foundation Scholarships 11*
Rhodes Scholarships17
Truman Scholarships1*
Watson Fellowships1131


STUDENT LIFE

The Honor System

One of the oldest traditions at Rice is an honor system administered by the student Honor Council, whose members are elected annually by the student body. Adopted by a vote of the student body in 1916, the system requires each Rice student to help ensure the validity of all examinations and assignments by adhering to a strict code of academic integrity. Students agree to report any suspected violations of the Honor Code to the Honor Council, which is responsible for investigating reported violations and recommending penalties where warranted. As a reminder of their commitment, students write and sign the following pledge on all work covered by the Honor Code: On my honor, I have neither given nor received any aid on this (exam, paper, project, assignment).


The College System

Two-thirds of the current undergraduate student population live on campus in 8 coeducational residential colleges. Students who live off campus maintain their college affiliations. In the colleges, students live, dine, and study together and participate in self-government, intramural sports, and other social and cultural activities. Random assignment of entering students to residential colleges ensures that each college reflects the academic, geographic, and cultural diversity of the overall undergraduate population. The residential colleges are:
 

Baker College, named for Captain James Addison Baker, attorney for William Marsh Rice, and first chairman, Rice Board of Trustees.

Brown College, named for Margarett Root Brown, wife of Rice benefactor Herman Brown, who, with his brother George, established The Brown Foundation, underwriters of the Brown Challenge and many other major gifts to Rice.

Hanszen College, named for Harry Clay Hanszen, benefactor and former chairman, Rice Board of Trustees.

Jones College, named for Mary Gibbs Jones, wife of Rice benefactor Jesse H. Jones.

Lovett College, named for Edgar Odell Lovett, first president of The Rice Institute.

Richardson College, named for Sidney Williams Richardson, Rice benefactor.

Wiess College, named for Harry Carothers Wiess, Rice benefactor and trustee.

Will Rice College, named for William M. Rice, Jr., Rice benefactor and trustee and nephew of founder William Marsh Rice.

Each residential college is overseen by a Master or, more commonly, a married couple, both of whom serve as Masters. At least one Master at each college must be a member of the faculty. Masters live with their families in houses adjacent to the colleges. They have overall responsibility for all aspects of student life in the colleges and are especially responsible for encouraging broad cultural and intellectual interests and for promoting self-discipline and effective self-government within the colleges.


Graduate Housing

Rice's graduate students live off campus, either in nearby rental properties or at the Graduate House, a facility owned by Rice and located at the southern tip of the campus.


STUDENT GOVERNANCE

Student Association

All undergraduates are members of the Rice Student Association, which is governed by the Student Senate. The Student Senate has campuswide jurisdiction and oversees all undergraduate student organizations, with the exception of the Honor Council and the University Court.


Graduate Student Association

All students in graduate programs are members of the Graduate Student Association. The governing body of this organization is the Graduate School Council, which consists of a president, a secretary, a treasurer, and a representative from each academic department that offers graduate level courses.


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