Key differences on Outcomes
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Rice grads earn $2.2K more ten years out than Johns Hopkins's ($89,718 vs. $87,555)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Johns Hopkins graduates 1 pts more of its students than Rice (94% vs. 94%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Rice$89.7KHighest
Johns Hopkins$87.6K
Graduation rate
Rice94%
Johns Hopkins94%Highest
Retention rate
Rice97%
Johns Hopkins98%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Rice$11K
Johns Hopkins$10.3KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
Rice6%
Johns Hopkins9%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Rice$8.6KLowest
Johns Hopkins$8.9K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Rice88%
Johns Hopkins89%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Rice94%
Johns Hopkins94%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Rice4%
Johns Hopkins4%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Rice95%
Johns Hopkins94%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Rice96%
Johns Hopkins94%
Pell graduation gap
Rice1 pts lower
Johns Hopkins1 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Rice | Johns Hopkins |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94% | 93% |
| Asian | 98% | 98% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 94% | 92% |
| Black | 88% | 89% |
| Two or more races | 94% | 95% |
| International | 97% | 94% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Rice | Johns Hopkins |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 86% | Not published |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 89% | Not published |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 88% | Not published |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 93% | Not published |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 95% | Not published |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 94% | Not published |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Rice University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Rice University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why