Rice University Statistics - Commencement and Beyond

Rice University Statistics

Selectivity, Students
Entering Fall 2003:
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) 97%

Retention to graduation (entering class of 1996) 92%

Degrees Awarded, Spring 2003
Number

Bachelor's 708

Multiple majors 282

Professional 18

Master's 432

Doctoral 105

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 2003 graduates who had accepted a position by graduation
49%

Percentage of 2003 graduates who went directly into graduate school
43%

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 1990-2003

Beinecke Memorial Scholarships
4

Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarships
2

Fulbright Scholarships
52

Goldwater Scholarships
13

Luce Scholars
3

Marshall Scholarships
5

Mellon Fellowships
12

National Defense Foundation Science &
Engineering Graduate Fellowships
10

National Science Foundation Fellowships
223

Phi Beta Kappa Initiates
882

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 2002

Rice University Statistics Selectivity, Students Entering Fall 2003: 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)		97%
	Retention to graduation (entering class of 1996)		92%
	Degrees Awarded, Spring 2003		Number
	Bachelor's		708
	Multiple majors		282
	Professional		18
	Master's		432
	Doctoral		105
	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 2003 graduates who had accepted a position by graduation		49%
	Percentage of 2003 graduates who went directly into graduate school		43%
	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 1990-2003
	Beinecke Memorial Scholarships	4
	Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarships	2
	Fulbright Scholarships	52
	Goldwater Scholarships	13
	Luce Scholars	3
	Marshall Scholarships	5
	Mellon Fellowships	12
	National Defense Foundation Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowships	10
	National Science Foundation Fellowships	223
	Phi Beta Kappa Initiates	882
	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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