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4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,496 total reviews)
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Dave Leebron

92% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Rice University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,496 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).

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3.0
Jan 5, 2026

AI is Here!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, good benefits, beautiful campus

Cons

Work Space is limited. And as staff leaves, most often positions are not replaced but responsibilities are distributed among other staff.

4.0
Jan 5, 2026

Great place to do research

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

excellent facilities but lack of exposure to startup world like Stanford, Rice need to work on more towards startups especially for students and early researchers

Cons

like I said not much into application research

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