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Colleges similar to Rice University

15 schools closest to Rice University (Trajecta Score 87) — neighbors in Texas first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Rice University, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Rice University (this school) Houston, TX 8% 1510–1570 $13,370 $90k 87
1 The University of Texas at Austin Selective Austin, TX 27% 1250–1510 $19,857 $75k 74
2 Trinity University Selective San Antonio, TX 26% 1340–1500 $23,464 $72k 68
3 Texas A&M University-College Station Moderate College Station, TX 57% 1150–1400 $21,315 $72k 67
4 Southern Methodist University Moderate Dallas, TX 63% 1340–1490 $40,892 $78k 64
5 Texas Christian University Moderate Fort Worth, TX 44% 1140–1350 $36,660 $68k 64
6 The University of Texas at Dallas Open Richardson, TX 65% 1160–1410 $18,267 $68k 63
7 Yale University Elite New Haven, CT 4% 1470–1570 $23,777 $101k 87
8 University of Chicago Elite Chicago, IL 4% 1510–1580 $14,860 $92k 87
9 Harvard University Elite Cambridge, MA 4% 1510–1580 $19,066 $102k 88
10 Johns Hopkins University Elite Baltimore, MD 6% 1520–1570 $18,809 $88k 86
11 Vanderbilt University Elite Nashville, TN 6% 1500–1570 $15,846 $92k 86
12 California Institute of Technology Elite Pasadena, CA 3% — $16,075 $129k 88
13 University of Pennsylvania Elite Philadelphia, PA 5% 1510–1570 $28,699 $111k 86
14 Brown University Elite Providence, RI 5% 1510–1580 $25,184 $93k 85
15 Williams College Elite Williamstown, MA 8% 1490–1570 $17,716 $89k 85

How these are picked: schools in Texas with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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