Azimuth ranks Rice University #8 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $10,748 more than the model expects for similar students, a level in the 85th percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $10,012. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $736.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $7,840. Four years after completion, completers at the university earn a median of $110,080, in the 98th percentile.
That figure runs above the peer median of $68,250 by $41,830 among comparable institutions (same type and size).
Four years after completion, Rice University graduates earn a median of $110,080, a figure that sits in the 98th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings cohort includes 646 completers, and graduates earn about $10,748 more than the model expects for similar students.
Earnings scenarios anchored on the university's program mix show a typical return of $110,080, with a lower-bound outcome of $50,766 and an upper-bound outcome of $150,199. An estimated 35.8% of programs' graduates continue to graduate study, a share derived from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.
Four years after completion, the median earnings of Rice University graduates reach $110,080, placing the university in the 98th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs above the median of $68,250 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $41,830.
Graduates earn about $10,748 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that sits in the 85th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $10,012.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $736. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $7,840.
Azimuth ranks Rice University #8 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a downside of $50,766 and an upside of $150,199.
The largest program, Computer and Information Sciences, awarded 121 degrees and shows median earnings of $182,443 four years after completion, which is 1.98x the national median for the field. Kinesiology and Physical Education follows with 104 degrees awarded and a median of $87,404 (1.60x the national median).
Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $136,656 (1.36x the national median) on 49 degrees awarded, and Economics reaches $129,575 (1.57x the national median) with 75 degrees awarded.
The earnings scenarios at Rice University span from a downside of $50,766 to an upside of $150,199 four years after completion. That spread reflects the variation in outcomes across the university's nine programs with published earnings data.
The highest-earning programs sit at the upper end of that range. Graduates from Computer and Information Sciences earn a median of $182,443, while Electrical Engineering completers reach $136,656 and Economics completers reach $129,575.
Among borrowers who complete a degree, median federal student debt is $11,000, a figure below the $24,199 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). If repaid over ten years, the median federal debt yields an estimated monthly payment of $125.
Aid recipients face an average net price of $13,370, below the $27,371 median for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $14,001. Those who finish a degree earn about $10,748 more than the model expects for similar students.
Azimuth places the return pillar in the 99th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Aid covers about 83% of the published cost for the average recipient.
For families earning under $30,000, the average net price is $5,827; for the $30,001–$48,000 band it is $563. The spread between the lowest and highest income bands is $42,639.
The median Parent PLUS obligation, a separate borrower population, is $35,338. Azimuth ranks Rice University #64 among nonprofit four-year institutions.