Rice University Statistics - Commencement and Beyond

Rice University Statistics

Selectivity, Students
Entering Fall 2004:
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 2002) 97%

Retention to graduation (entering class of 1997) 91%

Degrees Awarded, Spring 2005
Number

Bachelor's 721

Multiple majors 257

Professional 25

Master's 530

Doctoral 137

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 2004 graduates who had accepted a position by graduation
53%

Percentage of 2004 graduates who went directly into graduate school
40%

In 2004-05, Rice University's Office of Career Services hosted 89 employers who conducted over 1,040 interviews with Rice graduates.

Recent National Recognition

Number from 1990-2005

Beinecke Memorial Scholarships
4

Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarships
2

Fulbright Scholarships
61

Goldwater Scholarships
22

Luce Scholars
3

Marshall Scholarships
5

Mellon Fellowships
14

National Defense Foundation Science &
Engineering Graduate Fellowships
11

National Science Foundation Fellowships
241

Phi Beta Kappa Initiates
1016

Rhodes Scholars
4

Truman Scholarships
4

Udall Foundation
3

Watson Fellowships
26

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 2003

Rice University Statistics Selectivity, Students Entering Fall 2004: 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 2002)		97%
	Retention to graduation (entering class of 1997)		91%
	Degrees Awarded, Spring 2005		Number
	Bachelor's		721
	Multiple majors		257
	Professional		25
	Master's		530
	Doctoral		137
	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 2004 graduates who had accepted a position by graduation		53%
	Percentage of 2004 graduates who went directly into graduate school		40%
	In 2004-05, Rice University's Office of Career Services hosted 89 employers who conducted over 1,040 interviews with Rice graduates.
	Recent National Recognition	Number from 1990-2005
	Beinecke Memorial Scholarships	4
	Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarships	2
	Fulbright Scholarships	61
	Goldwater Scholarships	22
	Luce Scholars	3
	Marshall Scholarships	5
	Mellon Fellowships	14
	National Defense Foundation Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowships	11
	National Science Foundation Fellowships	241
	Phi Beta Kappa Initiates	1016
	Rhodes Scholars	4
	Truman Scholarships	4
	Udall Foundation	3
	Watson Fellowships	26
	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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