UST vs Rice

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Both schools are four-year, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Rice has more expensive tuition & fees ($61,247) than UST ($54,398).
It is harder to admit to Rice than UST.
Rice has a higher submitted SAT score (1,345) than UST (1,345).
Rice has higher submitted ACT score (27) than UST (27).
UST has more students with 9,410 students while Rice has 8,961 students.
Rice has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while UST's ratio is 14 to 1.
Rice has more full-time faculties with 779 faculties while UST has 411 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

University of St Thomas	vs.	Rice University
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Houston, Texas
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$54,398	2025 Tuition & Fees	$61,247
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$33,855	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$54,440

85.36 %	Acceptance Rates	8.00 %
20.82 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.20 %
1,345	SAT Score	1,550
27	ACT Score	35
76 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
1 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
88 %	Retention Rate	97 %
9,410	Student Population	8,961
411	Number of Faculties	779
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

Academic Comparison between UST and Rice

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors