Another thing to consider is Rice meets 100% need and UT does not. My point is those grants at UT could drop off. Right? They aren’t merit scholarships. I would be nervous about that.
http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg03_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=788
This says Rice meets 77% need for freshman’s and then it drops to 67% for upperclassmen.
My vote is Rice because they meet 100% vs 67% need which is a big difference. They are also cheaper and it will still be hard to get loans. 40k of loans for Rice is a lot and much lower than UT will be.