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Rice University BS in Engineering

167 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at Rice University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Rice BS in Engineering

#23 in the U.S
#1 in Texas

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Rice is in the top 10% of the country for engineering. More specifically it was ranked #23 out of 419 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for Rice.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 8
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 8
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 8
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 8
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 10
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 13
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 14
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Engineering Graduates 16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 16
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 16
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 17
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 18
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 19
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 19
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates 21
Best Engineering Schools 23
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 26
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 29
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates 36
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 37
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates 38
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 45
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 64
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 65
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering 116
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 127
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 157
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 172
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 175
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 177
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering 178
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 212
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 232
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 232
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 272
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 302
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans 308
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 314
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 329
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 330
Best Value Colleges for Engineering 359

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Rice Cost?

$51,107 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Rice Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Rice paid an average of $2,096 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $50,310 $50,310
Fees $797 $797
Books and Supplies $1,250 $1,250
On Campus Room and Board $14,500 $14,500
On Campus Other Expenses $2,700 $2,700

Learn more about Rice tuition and fees.

Does Rice Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Online degrees for the Rice engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rice Online Learning page.

Rice Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

167 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
36.5% Women
53.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 167 students received their bachelor’s degree in engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 36.5% of the engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 53.9% of the engineering bachelor’s degrees at Rice in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 34
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 40
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 50
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at Rice

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering 35
Chemical Engineering 36
Civil Engineering 19
Electrical Engineering 38
Mechanical Engineering 39

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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