Rice University Statistics - Commencement and Beyond

Rice University Statistics

Selectivity, Students
Entering Fall 2002:
Freshmen
Transfer Students
Test Scores
Class Rank
Distinctions

Faculty Facts and
Distinctions

Enrollment and
Class Sizes

Majors, Schools, and
Degrees

Tuition and Financial
Assistance

Undergraduate Profile
Ethnic Enrollment
Student Demographics

Commencement and Beyond
Retention and Graduation
Degrees Awarded
Postgraduation Pursuits
National Recognition

Rice Resources

Commencement and Beyond (Annotations)

Retention and Graduation Rates

Retention from freshman to sophomore year (entering class 2001) 96%

Retention to graduation (entering class of 1995) 89%

Degrees Awarded, Spring 2002
Number

Bachelor's 745

Multiple majors 257

Professional 19

Master's 388

Doctoral 106

Postgraduation Pursuits

Average percentage of graduating seniors who were accepted into their first-choice graduate or professional school (1998 - 2002) 72%

Percentage of job seeking 2002 graduates who had accepted a position by graduation
55%

Percentage of 2002 graduates who went directly into graduate school
35%

In 1998-99, Rice University's Office of Career Services arranged for more than 340 employers to recruit more than 2,250 Rice graduates.

Recent National Recognition

Number from 1990-2002

Beinecke Memorial Scholarships
4

Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarships
2

Fulbright Scholarships
52

Goldwater Scholarships
12

Luce Scholars
3

Marshall Scholarships
5

Mellon Fellowships
12

National Defense Foundation Science &
Engineering Graduate Fellowships
10

National Science Foundation Fellowships
224

Phi Beta Kappa Initiates
801

Rhodes Scholars
3

Truman Scholarships
4

Udall Foundation
3

Watson Fellowships
23

Whitaker Foundation Fellowships
4

In academic year 1998-99, 4 students were nominated and all four won the prestigious Watson Fellowship; only 60 are nominated nationwide.

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Commencement and Beyond 2001

Rice University Statistics Selectivity, Students Entering Fall 2002: Freshmen Transfer Students Test Scores Class Rank Distinctions Faculty Facts and Distinctions Enrollment and Class Sizes Majors, Schools, and Degrees Tuition and Financial Assistance Undergraduate Profile Ethnic Enrollment Student Demographics Commencement and Beyond Retention and Graduation Degrees Awarded Postgraduation Pursuits National Recognition Rice Resources	Commencement and Beyond (Annotations)
	Retention and Graduation Rates
	Retention from freshman to sophomore year (entering class 2001)		96%
	Retention to graduation (entering class of 1995)		89%
	Degrees Awarded, Spring 2002		Number
	Bachelor's		745
	Multiple majors		257
	Professional		19
	Master's		388
	Doctoral		106
	Postgraduation Pursuits
	Average percentage of graduating seniors who were accepted into their first-choice graduate or professional school (1998 - 2002)		72%
	Percentage of job seeking 2002 graduates who had accepted a position by graduation		55%
	Percentage of 2002 graduates who went directly into graduate school		35%
	In 1998-99, Rice University's Office of Career Services arranged for more than 340 employers to recruit more than 2,250 Rice graduates.
	Recent National Recognition	Number from 1990-2002
	Beinecke Memorial Scholarships	4
	Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarships	2
	Fulbright Scholarships	52
	Goldwater Scholarships	12
	Luce Scholars	3
	Marshall Scholarships	5
	Mellon Fellowships	12
	National Defense Foundation Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowships	10
	National Science Foundation Fellowships	224
	Phi Beta Kappa Initiates	801
	Rhodes Scholars	3
	Truman Scholarships	4
	Udall Foundation	3
	Watson Fellowships	23
	Whitaker Foundation Fellowships	4
	In academic year 1998-99, 4 students were nominated and all four won the prestigious Watson Fellowship; only 60 are nominated nationwide.
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