Tuition & Fees:

• Tuition: $2,282 per credit for the 2025–2026 academic year
• Total Credits Required: 54 credits
• Total Tuition Cost: $123,228
• Textbooks: $1,000 to $2,500 (varies based on availability of used books and elective courses)

Rice Residential Fees:

Rice Residential fees are not covered in the tuition cost. We highly value the Intensive Learning Experience (ILE) opportunities, which include simulations, seminars, group projects, and guided leadership exercises. These experiences bring you face-to-face with peers, faculty, and industry leaders, both domestically and internationally.

• Rice Residential ILE Fees: $500 per course (includes meals and lodging)
• Global Field Experience Fees: $2,000 (includes some meals and lodging)

Note: These fees do not cover tuition or transportation. Fees are charged in the term you register for the course and may increase annually.

Billing & Payments:

Rice University Bursar’s Office is responsible for accounts receivable: billing, payments, quadmester payment plans, refunds, etc.

Account Statements:   Billing occurs once you are enrolled in classes for that quadmester. Statements are updated frequently based on your enrollment activity. They are available in the Payment Suite section of your ESTHER account.

Navigation: ESTHER => Student Services => Payment Suite (grey button) =>  My Account

Payment Arrangement Deadlines:   You may use any number of payment methods listed in the next section to cover the cost of tuition and fees. The following are the payment deadlines for each quadmester. The General Billing page offers additional information:

• Spring: April 10
• Summer: July 10
• Fall: October 10
• Winter: January 10

Missing these deadlines will result in a late payment fee of 1.5% of the outstanding balance. The fee is reassessed each month if the balance remains unpaid.

Payment Methods:

• Direct Payment:   You may make a direct payment toward your balance online through the Payment Suite section of your ESTHER account. You may pay online via the following methods:
  • Bank Account: Pay directly from your bank by entering your account and routing number.
  • Card: Payments made by card (debit or credit) are assessed 2.95% third-party processing fee.
• International Payments:   Rice University uses Flywire for international payments to make payment process secure and simple when paying the university from accounts in your home country. With Flywire, you can pay online from any country and any bank. It is a safe and trusted payment method that can be tracked by you and the university each step of the way.
• Third-party Sponsored Payments:  Third-party/sponsored billing is a billing method by which an entity such as company, corporation, or government agency can establish direct invoicing and payment on behalf of the student. Rice University students who are being sponsored by his or her employer or government can participate in our third-party billing service.
• Payment Plan:   Rice University Cashier’s Office offers a Semester Payment Plan that is authorized through your  ESTHER account. Term payment plans allow you to pay your account over three equal installments each quadmester. There is a one-time $75 dollar installment plan fee.
  • Spring Quadmester (example)
    • Installment 1:  April 10
    • Installment 2: May 10
    • Installment 3: June 10

Please reference the Rice University Bursar’s Office website for additional information.