Graduate Program
94 Programs
Graduate Enrollment
4,172
Offered Award Levels
Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees
$57,030
Graduate Programs Overview
Rice University offers 94 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Total 4,172 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at Rice and 541 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $57,030. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Rice University.
| Awarded Degree Programs | Master's (58 programs) Doctorate - Research (36 programs) |
|---|---|
| Online Graduate Programs | Not reported. |
| Tuition & Fees | $57,030 |
| Graduate Student Enrollment | 4,172 graduate students 541 enrolled in online courses |
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
Offered Graduate Degrees at Rice
It offers 94 graduate programs through on-site (classroom) only. Through distance learning, it offers degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class |
|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | 58 | 0 |
| Post Master's Degree | 1 | 0 |
| Doctor's degree - research/scholarship | 36 | 0 |
| Total | 94 | 0 |
Graduate Tuition & Fees
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $57,030 at Rice University. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.72% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $49,941 | $52,342 | $54,462 | $57,030 |
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
Graduate School Student Population
At Rice University, 4,172 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 2,570 male and 1,602 female students. By attendance status, there are 3,648 full-time and 524 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,172 | 1,602 | 2,570 |
| Full-time | 3,648 | 1,432 | 2,216 |
| Part-time | 524 | 170 | 354 |
Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
At Rice University, 541 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 208 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 4,172 students.
| Graduate Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 4,172 |
| Online Exclusively | 541 |
| In Some Online Classes | 208 |
| Not In Online Classes | 3,423 |
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