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 139 reviews)); "Great People and very inviting to outsiders" ((in 117 reviews)); "Benefits were great" ((in 78 reviews)); "Great graduate student community and culture." ((in 35 reviews)); "Student worker so hours are flexible and allows for feedback" ((in 31 reviews))

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

"Low pay for student workers" ((in 79 reviews)); "Low salary compared to similar positions in industry" ((in 50 reviews)); "Parking is expensive and out of the way." ((in 30 reviews)); "Management is poor and quite frankly racist." ((in 18 reviews)); "Poor communication sometimes with management" ((in 7 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

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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

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

May 11, 2017

Graduate research assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice place for research, good campus culture.

Cons

Some professor keeps manuscripts for years before submission.

5.0

May 8, 2017

Grad Student

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large graduate community, frequent events held

Cons

Gamble on the work environment you will have; choose your adviser well

5.0

May 3, 2017

PhD Graduate Student

Phd graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Multidisciplinary environment Innovative projects Excellent and renamed faculty No so stressful for grad students Great programs for wellbeing and health of students Flexibility of time High collaboration with hospitals and med centers

Cons

Low faculty/student ratio, sometimes is hard to get in the lab you want Does not have medical school Small campus Low salary

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