Houston, Texas · Private Non-Profit
Nanotechnology at Rice University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 49 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~49
- Schools with reported signal
- 18
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 8%
- Graduation rate
- 94.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,370/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,480
- Median debt
- $11,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $89,718/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 18 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 5.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,695 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($26,983 above). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 6% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · 0.1% reported share · $10,411 net A University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · 0.1% reported share · $14,091 net A Erie Community College Buffalo, NY · 0.2% reported share · $7,765 net A 
Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT · 0.0% reported share · $9,804 net A Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC · 0.1% reported share · $7,200 net A 
Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA · 0.1% reported share · $9,203 net A Schenectady County Community College Schenectady, NY · 0.3% reported share · $8,947 net A SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY · 0.4% reported share · $14,164 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Nanotechnology accounts for 1% of reported programs at Rice University, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 5.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 49 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Rice University's average net price is $13,370 per year, about $53,480 over four years. That is $3,695 below the $17,065 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $89,718 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $26,983 above the $62,735 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Rice University #1 of 18 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.