10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$135,480at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Rice University
⌖ Houston, TX · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$135,480 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
6.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+58%Modeled 10-year ROI
$81,896Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$13,370Average net price / year
$79,788Cost of attendance
$81,896Median earnings · year 5 after completion
94.6%Completion rate
8.0%Admission rate
4,776Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$71,544Year 1
$110,080Year 4
$81,896Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$201,7962Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$182,4433Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$136,6564Economics · Bachelor's Degree$129,5755Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$124,0736Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$121,0997International Relations and National Security Studies · Master's Degree$116,5518Chemical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$113,605Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
San Antonio, TX
Trinity University
- Annual net price
- $23,464
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,432
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -3%
Hallmark University
- Annual net price
- $12,513
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,804
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -40%
University of St Thomas
- Annual net price
- $19,359
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,835
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -38%
Houston Christian University
- Annual net price
- $20,629
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,737
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -36%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $201,796 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $182,443 | $12,381 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $136,656 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $129,575 | $11,289 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $124,073 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $121,099 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $116,551 | Not available |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $113,605 | $13,178 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's Degree | $110,932 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $108,970 | $15,375 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $87,804 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $87,404 | $10,000 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,913 | $13,000 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $50,777 | Not available |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $7,500 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $12,505 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.