Student Population at Rice University
Total of 7,124 students have enrolled in Rice University where 3,992 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,132 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 4,057 male and 3,067 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (18,987 students on average - Private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
44 students are enrolled exclusively, and 84 students are enrolled in some online courses. You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Rice University has a total of 7,124 enrolled students. By gender, 4,057 male and 3,067 female students (the male-female ratio is 57:43) are attending the school.
3,992 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,132 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,124 | 3,992 | 3,132 |
| Men | 4,057 | 2,086 | 1,971 |
| Women | 3,067 | 1,906 | 1,161 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,462 White, 383 Black, and 1,307 Asian students out of a total of 7,124 are attending at Rice University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 3,992 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 37 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.93%.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 59 students are younger than 18 and 16 students are older than 65 at Rice University. It has 4,924 students aged under 25 and 2,200 students aged 25 and over out of 7,124 total students.
Rice University has 3,978 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 14 students aged 25 and over.
It has 946 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,186 students aged 25 and over.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) 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, 44 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 84 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 7,124 | 44 | 84 |
| Undergraduate | 3,992 | 0 | 84 |
| Graduate | 3,132 | 44 | 0 |
