UTEP vs Rice University

Compare two rival schools - The University of Texas at El Paso and Rice University with tuition and admission information where UTEP is a four-years, public located in El Paso, TX and Rice University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Houston, TX.

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UTEP is a public and Rice University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Rice University has more expensive tuition & fees ($58,128) than UTEP ($25,512).
It is harder to admit to Rice University than UTEP.
Rice University has a higher submitted SAT score (980) than UTEP (980).
Rice University has higher submitted ACT score (19) than UTEP (19).
UTEP has more students with 23,880 students while Rice University has 8,672 students.
Rice University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while UTEP's ratio is 19 to 1.
UTEP has more full-time faculties with 765 faculties while Rice University has 698 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - The University of Texas at El Paso and Rice University.

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UTEP	vs.	Rice University
El Paso, Texas	Location	Houston, Texas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$9,744 Out-Of-State$25,512	2024 Tuition & Fees	$58,128
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	63%
$8,236	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$48,958

99.92 %	Acceptance Rates	8.68 %
35.95 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.07 %
980	SAT Score	1,540
19	ACT Score	35
47 %	Graduation Rate	93 %
19 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
75 %	Retention Rate	98 %
23,880	Student Population	8,672
765	Number of Faculties	698
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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