"Once you get to Rice, no one asks how much your parents make or whether you are on scholarship, everyone just wants to make friends and have a good time." - Daniel Young, Astrophysics major, Class of 2009
"In terms of racial interaction, I do feel that students across racial lines interact and there definitely aren’t many racial tensions on campus." Tiffany Abdullahi, Mathematic Economic Analysis and Managerial Studies double major, Class of 2008
Socio-economic Make-up of Students
17% of students at Rice have family incomes below $60,000 (college-insight.org)
11% of students at Rice receive Federal Pell Grants, which mostly go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000 (college-insight.org)
Student Survey
We surveyed a sample of QuestBridge Scholars at Rice to ask their opinions on student body diversity. Below are the results from the six respondents.
5 out of 6 students leaned toward agreeing that Rice is socioeconomically diverse.
4 out of 6 students agreed or leaned toward agreeing that the student body is racially diverse.
5 out of 6 agreed or leaned toward agreeing that the student body has diverse personal experiences and interests
Relevant Rankings:
Ranked #2 for “Lots of Race/Class Interaction” in the 2008 edition of Princeton Review’s Best 368 Colleges.
Ranked the #14 university for percentage of Black freshman enrolled in 2005 by The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. Read more
