Student Population at Rice University

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
8,6724,4944,178
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 8,672 students have enrolled in Rice University with 4,494 undergraduate and 4,178 graduate students.
By gender, 4,935 male and 3,737 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
498 students are enrolled exclusively, and 412 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

Rice University has a total of 8,672 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,494 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,178 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,935 male and 3,737 female students (the male-female ratio is 57:43) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total8,6724,4944,178
Men4,9352,2972,638
Women3,7372,1971,540

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,396 White, 602 Black, and 1,775 Asian students out of a total of 8,672 are attending at Rice University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American624
Asian1,775883892
Black602293309
Hispanic1,042582460
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders651
White2,3961,487909
Two or more races300149151
Race Unknown1528171
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American523
Asian1,320608712
Black355157198
Hispanic693382311
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders330
White1,264729535
Two or more races21597118
Race Unknown663135
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American101
Asian455275180
Black247136111
Hispanic349200149
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders321
White1,132758374
Two or more races855233
Race Unknown865036

Student Age Distribution

By age, Rice has 60 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 5,763 students under 25 years old, and 2,909 students over 25 years old out of 8,672 total students.
Rice has 4,477 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 17 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,286 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,892 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18603426
18-192,2081,1201,088
20-211,937939998
22-241,558602956
25-291,527578949
30-34726240486
35-3931790227
40-49258102156
50-64692841
Over 651248
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18603426
18-192,2081,1201,088
20-211,883917966
22-24326124202
25-2912210
30-34202
35-39202
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Rice University, 498 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 412 students are enrolled in some online courses.
360 students lived in Texas or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 138 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students8,672498412
Undergraduate4,4940132
Graduate4,178498280
Online Student Population by Locality
Texas ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students36010236
Undergraduate0-0
Graduate36010236

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,494 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 34 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.76%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time4,359
Transfer-in Full-time34
Regular Part-time101
Transfer-in Part-time0
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