Rice University
8% accepted | 4k undergrads | Private | Houston, TX
All majors
Key metrics
Publisher ranking
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4.7
Student review
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4.2
Student-to-faculty
6:1
Years to repay cost
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1.68
Graduation rate
96%
Graduate on time
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89%
Retention rate
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97%
Earnings after 4 yrs
90k
Costs
State residency
Family income
Sticker price (COA) help
$78,278
Estimated aid help
$62,954
Estimated net cost
$15,324
4-year net cost (x4)
Inflation adj. 3%
$64,110
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Funding Sources
4-year budget
$
College savings (529), earnings in college.
Funding gap (debt)
$64,110
Merit: 8% of students (7% w/o need) get $20,368 (avg) in aid. Need: 100% met. See detail
CSS: US, Int'l, NCP | IDOC
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rice.edu: Financial aid | Net price calc
Earnings
Major
Earnings after 4 years N/A
$89,718
Real earnings
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Inflation adj. 8%
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$96,895
Tax rate
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Earnings after tax (AT)
$72,671
Select repayment plan
For $64,110 funding gap (debt)
Debt detail
% AT earnings to repay debt
$453/mo
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20% is a fast repayment level.
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% interest rate on debt
%
Federal rates with 20% PLUS.
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Plan comparison for $64k debt
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Annual debt repayment
$5,436
Earnings after tax and debt ---
$67,235
Lifestyle
Postgrad earnings and expenses
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Cities with the star within the red area may be unaffordable.
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Major: College (all majors) | 100%
| Location adjusted | Savings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio | Earnings | / Deficit | |
| Rice University | 1.15x | 97k | |
| Location neutral earnings help | 1.00x | 85k | |
| HOU | Houston, TX | 0.96x | 81k | 23k |
| SF | San Francisco, CA | 1.76x | 149k | 46k |
| ATX | Austin, TX | 1.15x | 97k | 31k |
| DTX | Dallas, TX | 1.07x | 90k | 29k |
| NYC | New York, NY | 1.57x | 133k | 42k |
| HOU | Houston, TX | 0.96x | 81k | 23k |
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Location adjusted earnings - taxes - debt repay - cost of living expenses = ending savings / deficit.
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The colleges’ ratio reflects a weighted average of their graduates’ cost of living. Location neutral earnings is the weighted average of all graduates across all colleges, which is ~$39k or Salt Lake City’s cost of living.
Taxes
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Expenses
Grad destination
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Area
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Earnings after tax and debt ---
$67,235
Cost of living | 1 adult, 0 children
Studio apartment
$710 - $1,610/mo
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$8,520
Grocery shopping help
$3,043
Transportation
$9,560
Healthcare
$4,124
Necessities help
$4,985
Entertainment help
$1,994
Other
$
Costs or offsets to adjust cost of living.
Total cost of living
$32,226
Earnings after tax, debt + cost of living
Savings
$35,009
Cost of living ratio: 0.96x
Costs
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