R I C E   F A C T S

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS, CLASS OF 2002

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Applied	6,463
Accepted	1,528
Entered	642
Acceptance rate: 24%	Yield rate: 42%

HIGH SCHOOL CLASS RANK (Students Entering Fall 1998)

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1st in class	22%
2nd in class	12%
Top 5% (including above)	81%
Top 10% (including above)	93%
Not Ranked	25%

SAT I SCORES OF ENTERING STUDENTS (Fall 1998)

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	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Verbal	650	760
Math	670	770
Composite	1,320	1,530

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS³ (as of Fall 1997)

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GRADUATE ADMISSIONS (Fall 1997)

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School	Applied	Accepted	Registered
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
Acceptance rate: 24%	Yield rate: 52%

ENROLLMENT (Fall 1998)

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Classification	Men	Women	Totals
Undergraduate	1,433	1,310	2,743
Graduate and Professional1	961	564	1,525
Other4	74	59	133
Totals	2,468	1,933	4,401

Ethnic Enrollment
	Undergraduate				Graduate1
African American	181	6.8%		27	2.5%
Asian American	442	16.5%		53	4.8%
Hispanic	282	10.5%		39	3.5%
Multi-racial	25	0.9%		2	0.2%
Native American	21	0.8%		5	0.4%
White/Unknown	1,723	64.5%		976	88.6%
Totals by ethnicty	2,674	100.0%		1,102	100.0%
International5	69	2.5%		423	27.7%
Domestic	2,674	97.5%		1,102	72.3%
Totals	2,743	100.0%		1,525	100.0%

Enrollment by Declared Major
	Undergraduate6				Graduate1
Administration	N/A	0%		331	21.3%
Architecture	46	2.5%		98	6.3%
Engineering	464	25.2%		366	23.5%
Humanities	408	22.2%		169	10.8%
Music	54	2.9%		185	11.9%
Natural Sciences	361	19.6%		257	16.5%
Social Sciences	360	19.6%		127	8.2%
Interdisciplinary	148	8.0%		23	1.5%
Totals	1,841	100.0%		1,556	100.0%

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS⁷ (Fall 1998)

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	Undergrads	Graduates1	Totals
Texas	1,432	771	2,203
Other U.S.	1,186	252	1,438
International	69	423	492
Unknown8	56	79	135
Totals	2,743	1,525	4,268

Student Demographics, U.S.⁹

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Alabama	13		Nebraska	17
Alaska	5		Nevada	11
Arizona	20		New Hampshire	6
Arkansas	27		New Jersey	67
California	148		New Mexico	42
Colorado	38		New York	95
Connecticut	19		North Carolina	24
Delaware	3		North Dakota	2
Florida	85		Ohio	51
Georgia	64		Oklahoma	34
Guam	1		Oregon	28
Hawaii	8		Pennsylvania	37
Idaho	9		Puerto Rico	3
Illinois	58		Rhode Island	8
Indiana	23		South Carolina	16
Iowa	9		South Dakota	4
Kansas	21		Tennessee	42
Kentucky	20		Texas	2,203
Louisiana	55		Utah	7
Maine	9		Vermont	3
Maryland	69		Virginia	64
Massachusetts	47		Washington	29
Michigan	33		Washington, D.C.	6
Minnesota	32		West Virgina	4
Mississippi	15		Wisconsin	21
Missouri	61		Wyoming	2
Montana	10		Military APO/FPOs	3
			Unknown	45
			Total (U.S.)	3,776

International Students¹⁰

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Albania	1		Jamaica	1
Argentina	3		Japan	7
Armenia	1		Kazakstan	2
Australia	8		Kenya	1
Austria	2		Korea	8
Azerbaijan	1		Korea D.P.R.	6
Bangledesh	1		Kuwait	1
Barbados	3		Macedonia	1
Belarus	2		Mexico	22
Belgium	2		Morocco	1
Belize	1		Netherlands	4
Bolivia	1		Nigeria	3
Bosnia	2		Norway	5
Brazil	7		Pakistan	6
Bulgaria	3		Panama	1
Canada	37		Philippines	1
Chile	2		Poland	4
China	114		Portugal	1
Colombia	2		Quatar	1
Costa Rica	2		Romania	2
Cyprus	5		Russia	10
Egypt	2		Saudi Arabia	2
England	4		Scotland	1
Ethiopia	1		Senegal	3
France	9		Singapore	9
Germany	12		South Africa	1
Greece	12		Spain	2
Guatemala	2		Sri Lanka	2
Guyana	1		Sweden	2
Honduras	3		Taiwan	19
Hong Kong	6		Thailand	1
Hungary	1		Trinidad	3
Iceland	1		Turkey	17
India	62		United Arab Emirates	1
Indonesia	1		United Kingdom	3
Iran	1		Ukraine	4
Ireland	2		Venezuela	5
Israel	3		Vietnam	1
Italy	2		Yugoslavia	3
			Total	492

Note: 90 students did not designate their geographic origin

DEGREES AWARDED, MAY 1998

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Undergraduate Degrees (619 students11)
Bachelor of Arts	514
Bachelor of Music	25
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering	36
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering	10
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering	43
Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering	4
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering	22
Total	654

Professional Degrees1(12 Students)
Bachelor of Architecture	11
Bachelor of Fine Arts	1
Total	12

Graduate Degrees (466 students11)
Doctor of Musical Arts	4
Doctor of Philosophy	110
Master of Architecture	19
Master of Arts	79
Master of Arts in Teaching	7
Master of Business Administration	107
Master of Computational and Applied Mathematics	1
Master of Computer Science	10
Master of Electrical Engineering	16
Master of Environmental Engineering	1
Master of Materials Science	1
Master of Mechanical Engineering	5
Master of Music	48
Master of Science	40
Total	448

HISTORICAL COUNT OF DEGREES AWARDED¹² (as of Fall 1998)

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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	1,106	22	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
1997	654	12	448	1,114
Totals	29,925	885	12,211	43,021

TUITION AND FEES (1998-99)

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Undergraduates
1998-99 Matriculants, Visitors, and Others	$14,675
1997-98 Matriculants	14,150
1996-97 Matriculants	13,450
1995-96 Matriculants	12,550
Other Continuing Full-time students	11,500
Room and Board	6,400
Fees13	425
Graduates
Jones School Students	$15,750
Others	15,300
Fees13	300

UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID (1997-98)

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Total Awarded	$23,007,565
Average Award	$10,047
Number of Recipients	2290

STUDENT DISTINCTIONS¹⁴ (as of Fall 1997)

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	1990-Present	Before 1990
Beinecke Memorial Scholarship	2	1
Churchill Winners	2	2
Fulbright Scholarships	21	*
Goldwater Scholarships	7	*
Luce Scholars Program	1	*
Marshall Scholarships	3	4
Mellon Fellowships	9	4
National Defense Science and Engineering     Graduate Fellowship	2	*
National Science Foundation Scholarships	11	*
Rhodes Scholarships	1	7
Truman Scholarships	1	*
Watson Fellowships	11	31

STUDENT LIFE

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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

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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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