Is Rice University a good company to work for?

Rice University has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 1,676 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 142 reviews)); "Great People and very inviting to outsiders" ((in 108 reviews)); "Benefits were great" ((in 80 reviews)); "Great graduate student community and culture." ((in 33 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 but it was part time" ((in 83 reviews)); "Low salary for postdoc research associate" ((in 54 reviews)); "Parking is expensive and out of the way." ((in 32 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

Rice University reviews

4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,496 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 1,496 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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5.0

Sep 15, 2015

assistant

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Very nice university and beautiful campus

Cons

Very hot in Houston, TX

5.0

Sep 15, 2015

Graduate Research Assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Rice is a great place to do research. It is a small campus, friendly staff and administration help to make life as a graduate student a little bit easier. The students are friendly and laid back, so the atmosphere is not as competitive as other schools.

Cons

The worst part about Rice is the parking situation. There is no good parking option near most buildings unless you want to spend $500+ a year. That is not doable for a lot of graduate students. Parking in the neighborhoods is maddening since the rich homeowners do not like students parking near their houses and complain to the city.... guess what... you bought a house near a university, and the streets in front of your house are not private property.

4.0

Sep 6, 2015

Research in the BIOE department

Undergraduate researcher

Recommend

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Pros

The people you end up working with and the mentorship involved in doing research is entirely independent of the university. The culture of the department is generally pretty collaborative, but as a researcher or assistant, how far you branch outside of the lab is entirely up to you. Find an involved PI to work for, and you will have a highly enriched and rewarding experience.

Cons

Since each lab acts basically like its own separate entity, there's a lot you can learn about some and nothing you can learn about others before joining. I would say really take the time to not only visit the lab before working there, but also talk to the students about their experiences there if you can.

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