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Rice University

Rice University
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892

Official telephone: (713) 348-0000
Fax number: (713) 523-4117
Website: www.rice.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Contacting the office: 713 348-4958
FAFSA number: 003604

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $32,010; $32,010 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $1,067 per credit hour for 1 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $1,067 per credit hour for 1 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $526
Book fees: $800
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,800
Other expenses: transportation, personal expenses
Combined room and board expenses: $10,750

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEMarch 1noN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementMarch 1noN/A
Business/Farm SupplementMarch 1noN/A
Federal Income Tax FormsMarch 1yesN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
85% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
46% of first-year students
43% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
86% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
23% of first-year students
28% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$26,954 for first-year students
$23,529 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$24,776 for first-year students
$20,721 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,178 for first-year students
$2,808 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,184 for first-year students
$1,708 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
24% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$15,912 for first-year students
$7,178 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
9% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$30,392 for first-year students
$28,402 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: 0
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 57%
Average student debt upon graduation: $12,249
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%