Rice Comparisons

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Compare with Texas Public Colleges

Compare with Texas Public Colleges for Rice University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$52,456 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Texas A&M University College Station College Station, TX	$50,990 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$52,292 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Houston Houston, TX	$54,427 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$49,500 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$52,194 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Texas Private Colleges

Compare with Texas Private Colleges for Rice University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Baylor University Waco, TX	$6,044 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$2,896 higher in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dallas Irving, TX	$10,214 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$10,468 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Rice University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$4,534 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Compare with National Colleges for Rice University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$1,766 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$4,614 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$3,354 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$1,456 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$3,106 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$6,518 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$881 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$136 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$2,102 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$6,558 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$7,268 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$1,748 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$4,124 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$6,560 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$6,162 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$2,936 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$1,646 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$5,744 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$3,498 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$6,992 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$1,086 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$3,936 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$2,464 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$14,083 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$6,198 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026