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 139 reviews)); "Great People and very inviting to outsiders" ((in 107 reviews)); "Good benefit and working circumstance." ((in 81 reviews)); "Student worker so hours are flexible and allows for feedback" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great graduate student community and culture." ((in 32 reviews))

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

"Low pay but it was part time" ((in 81 reviews)); "Low salary compared to similar positions in industry" ((in 51 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 10 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

(1,496 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 1,496 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Mar 15, 2014

Worked full-time as a lifeguard for Rice Aquatics.

Head lifeguard

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, can work as much as you want, meet other Rice students.

Cons

Does not pay very well.

4.0

Mar 10, 2014

Operation Assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, Good Hours and great staff

Cons

Pay may be low but off set by good benefits

4.0

Mar 7, 2014

Broadly speaking a fantastic place for academic research in science and engineering.

Assistant professor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very research-friendly environment. Pretty agile administration for what concerns grants and facilities. Great undergraduate students who make the teaching part quite enjoyable, facilitated also by the small class size. Benefits are reasonably good. Houston is quite a great city, though not pretty, and it has been getting better noticeably. It may sound trite, but cost of living, housing, are significantly cheaper than probably any other large city.

Cons

Benefits are not as good as one would think. Real estate market has gone up quite steeply in the central parts of the metropolitan area ("inside the loop"). In the last five years there seems to have been an explosion of the size of the administration, while at the same time faculty hires have not enjoyed the same expansion. I have lost count of how many vice-provost, associate-dean, and permutations, have been created! Never a good sign.

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