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 140 reviews)); "Great People and very inviting to outsiders" ((in 109 reviews)); "Benefits were great" ((in 83 reviews)); "Student worker so hours are flexible and allows for feedback" ((in 32 reviews)); "Great graduate student community and culture." ((in 31 reviews))

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

"Low pay because of low Texas minimum wage" ((in 81 reviews)); "Low salary for postdoc research associate" ((in 50 reviews)); "Parking can be expensive." ((in 30 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

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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1K reviews

5.0

Sep 24, 2012

Innovative Research University

Graduate student

Recommend

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Pros

Integrated and tight-knit research environment where people work together from different departments. High-caliber researchers from various fields of study. Intimate campus, complete with a graduate bar.

Cons

Not much else I didn't like. Grad school sucks, but you knew that already. Some issues with administration overlooking graduate student issues, but much of that has improved recently.

4.0

Sep 12, 2012

You get out what you put in.

Graduate researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Academic flexibility, flexible hours, and the freedom to pursue personal interests. Personal interaction with a large range of skill-sets and expertise.

Cons

Lack of normal working hours sometimes means working very early and very late. Graduate students are the lowest of the low on the totem pole of seniority, which is to be expected. Grad student pay is also very, very low.

5.0

Aug 15, 2012

Great experience working with Rice University

Program coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Nice people, team environment, great location, flexible schedule

Cons

Pay was a little low, but I had other perks in my department.

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