Is Rice University a good company to work for?

Rice University has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 1,677 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at Rice University to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Rice University have been left by employees working as Graduate Teaching Assistant , Intern and Postdoctoral Researcher .

Does Rice University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rice University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rice University. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rice University?

86% of Rice University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rice University 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rice University?

Research Assistant (88) , Graduate Research Assistant (67) , Graduate Student (54) , PhD Student (49) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (45) , PhD Graduate Student (28) , Postdoctoral Fellow (28) , Graduate Student Researcher (25) , Teaching Assistant (25) , Research Scientist (24) , Assistant Director (16) , Intern (14) , Researcher (14) , Postdoctoral Researcher (13) , Lecturer (12)

What are the pros of working at Rice University according to real employee reviews?

"The campus is beautiful and getting out for walks during the day is amazing." ((in 149 reviews)); "Great People and very inviting to outsiders" ((in 114 reviews)); "Benefits were great" ((in 76 reviews)); "Great graduate student community and culture." ((in 34 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 29 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Rice University according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay but it was part time" ((in 80 reviews)); "Low salary for postdoc research associate" ((in 50 reviews)); "Parking is expensive and out of the way." ((in 31 reviews)); "Management is poor and quite frankly racist." ((in 17 reviews)); "High turnover, leadership and growth" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Rice University locations?

Houston , New York , Austin , Rice , Houston , Virginia Beach , Chapel Hill , Richmond , South Houston , Sugar Land , Texas City , Edinburg , Los Angeles , San Jose , Daytona Beach , Newton , Germany

Rice University reviews

4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,497 total reviews)

Dave Leebron

92% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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Rice University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,497 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rice University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Sep 21, 2023

Great People!

Department coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Beautiful campus, great employee engagement, interesting town hall meetings, helpful employee training and continuing education support.

Cons

none, i really enjoyed working here.

5.0

Sep 19, 2023

Great Place to work in

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance Houston is a nice place to live in - lots of good restaurants, concerts, shows

Cons

Pressure can sometimes be a little bit high

5.0

Sep 18, 2023

Excellent university for graduate school

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pay is much more reasonable than other universities compared to their costs of living. The student population is small so it is very easy to get IT assistance, help requests completed, finding parking, etc. Companies also love to recruit from Rice and our small student population size works in your favor when it comes to internship and job interviews.

Cons

On campus dining for grad students is lacking. There are strict hours and rules for graduate students whoh have meal plans. Non-meal plan options on campus are limited.

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