Rice University Statistics - Tuition and Financial Aid

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Rice University Statistics

Selectivity, Students
Entering Fall 1999:
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

Tuition and Financial Assistance 1999 (Annotations)

Thanks to its extraordinarily high endowment-to-student ratio (approximately $697,000 per student in fiscal year 1999), Rice University charges the lowest tuition of any highly selective private college or university in the United States.

Tuition, Fees, Room and Board for Entering
Freshmen 1999 - 2000

Undergraduate tuition $15,350

Fees $446

Room and board $6,600

Total $22,396

Estimated Other Expenses

Books $600

Transportation Varies

Personal expenses
(Long-distance charges, haircuts, toiletries,
entertainment, clothes, etc.) $1,400

Total $2,000 plus transportation

Rice guarantees that tuition increases for continuing undergraduates will not exceed the rate of inflation. Once you enroll, your tuition will not increase by more than the Consumer Price Index.

Rice graduating seniors have by far the lowest debt burden of seniors at any highly selective college or university in the United States. For class of 2004, a cap of $2,475 has been set on student loans in financial aid packages, thus generating a total of no more than $9,900 in need-based students loans over four years at Rice.

Average Need-Based Award Package

Total costs $23,500

Average family contribution $10,093

Demonstrated need $13,407

Note: Demonstrated need shown here does not include transportation expense. Grant aid is normally increased to meet this expense on a case-by-case basis.

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine rates Rice as the greatest value among private universities in the country.

Financial Assistance

Percentage of undergraduate students receiving some form of financial aid in 1999-2000: 78%

Percentage of need that was met for undergraduate students who received any need-based aid in 1999-2000: 100%

Merit-based scholarships at Rice are awarded to exceptional students whose effort and contributions have made a positive and lasting impact on their communities.

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Tuition and Financial Assistance 1998

Rice University Statistics Selectivity, Students Entering Fall 1999: 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	Tuition and Financial Assistance 1999 (Annotations)
	Thanks to its extraordinarily high endowment-to-student ratio (approximately $697,000 per student in fiscal year 1999), Rice University charges the lowest tuition of any highly selective private college or university in the United States. Tuition, Fees, Room and Board for Entering Freshmen 1999 - 2000
	Undergraduate tuition	$15,350
	Fees	$446
	Room and board	$6,600
	Total	$22,396
	Estimated Other Expenses
	Books	$600
	Transportation	Varies
	Personal expenses (Long-distance charges, haircuts, toiletries, entertainment, clothes, etc.)	$1,400
	Total	$2,000 plus transportation
	Rice guarantees that tuition increases for continuing undergraduates will not exceed the rate of inflation. Once you enroll, your tuition will not increase by more than the Consumer Price Index. Rice graduating seniors have by far the lowest debt burden of seniors at any highly selective college or university in the United States. For class of 2004, a cap of $2,475 has been set on student loans in financial aid packages, thus generating a total of no more than $9,900 in need-based students loans over four years at Rice. Average Need-Based Award Package
	Total costs	$23,500
	Average family contribution	$10,093
	*Demonstrated need*	*$13,407*
	*Note:* Demonstrated need shown here does not include transportation expense. Grant aid is normally increased to meet this expense on a case-by-case basis.

	Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine rates Rice as the greatest value among private universities in the country.
	Financial Assistance
	Percentage of undergraduate students receiving some form of financial aid in 1999-2000:	78%
	Percentage of need that was met for undergraduate students who received any need-based aid in 1999-2000:	100%
	Merit-based scholarships at Rice are awarded to exceptional students whose effort and contributions have made a positive and lasting impact on their communities. Go to Top of Page Go to the Rice University Undergraduate Admission Web Page Go to the Rice University Main Web Page Tuition and Financial Assistance 1998