University profile

Rice University

Location: Houston, TX

Minimum graduate stipend

$36,000/yr Official

Paid over 12 months · Academic year not stated by source · RA/TA/fellow minimum. Year not stated on page.

Official: published by the university · Source: Rice General Announcements: Financial Aid · Verified 2026-09-27

Other stipend figures

Supporting detail: pay scales, specific schools or departments, and prior years. These are not the headline figure above.

Another department’s · Minimum $38,500/yr Official Paid over 12 months · 2025-2026 · Biosciences (BCB) program. Source: Rice BioSciences: BCB Financial Support · Verified 2026-09-27

Cost of living in Houston, TX

City-median rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price; university graduate housing lines are the university's own published rates. Each line is labeled with its own source.

Rent, 1-bedroom (university graduate housing, single occupant) $945 to $1,355/mo Official Efficiency $945; 1-bedroom $1,355. Year not stated on the page. Source: Rice Housing: Graduate Apartments floorplans · Verified 2026-09-29
Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $1,050/mo Estimated City median 1BR. 1BR down 14.6% year over year. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (university graduate housing, shared, per person) $920 to $1,075/mo Official Rice Graduate Apartments per bed: 4-bedroom $920; 2-bedroom $1,075. Year not stated on the page (it promotes 2026-27 applications). Furnished bedroom, internet, cable, water and shuttle included; electricity extra. $75 application fee plus a $300 service fee. Source: Rice Housing: Graduate Apartments floorplans · Verified 2026-09-29
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $700/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways. 1BR down 14.6% year over year. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Utilities $200/mo Crowdsourced Basic utilities (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage). 85 m2 apartment, excludes internet; overstates a studio. Source: Numbeo (Americas table, Sept 27 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Public transit $1/ride Official RideMETRO student card: 50% off ($0.60/ride). Full 31-day pass price not verified. Source: Rice Bursar: Metro fare cards · Verified 2026-09-27
Parking $109 to $1,088/yr Official Greenbriar Night Owl $109; South Stadium $288; West Lot $354; Central Campus garage $1,088. Year not stated on the page. BRC and North Annex garage $682. Source: Rice Parking: Parking Rates · Verified 2026-09-28
Groceries (state-level estimate) $318/mo Estimated State-level estimate (Texas). About $3,812/yr, single adult; not a city basket. Source: MIT Living Wage food cost via Bankrate · Verified 2026-09-27

Master's tuition

Published tuition (before any aid). PhD students usually have tuition waived; their offer letter confirms. This is not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.

Master's tuition at Rice University Not yet available

PhD program profiles at Rice University

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