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 142 reviews)); "Great People and very inviting to outsiders" ((in 111 reviews)); "Benefits were great" ((in 75 reviews)); "Great graduate student community and culture." ((in 35 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 28 reviews))

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

"Low pay but it was part time" ((in 84 reviews)); "Low salary for postdoc research associate" ((in 51 reviews)); "Parking is expensive and out of the way." ((in 33 reviews)); "Management is poor and quite frankly racist." ((in 17 reviews)); "High turnover, leadership and growth" ((in 9 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

5.0

May 1, 2013

Supportive work environment with room for personal growth

Senior department administrator

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Pros

Beautiful campus, professional development opportunities galore, smart students, strong benefits and compensation package, generous vacation time. The University offers flexibility and creative opportunities rarely found in private industry and for the right personality, it is a place to blossom as a leader.

Cons

Challenging, can be demanding hours and frustrating bureaucratic processes, some departments honor work/life balance better than others. Rice is what you make of it; if you aren't happy in the department you begin with, you can easily find a better fit on campus elsewhere but you have to make the effort. If you want cookie cutter rules and clearly defined processes, Rice will be maddening to you.

1.0

Mar 11, 2013

A directionless, mismanaged disaster.

Graduate student

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Pros

The pay was okay, but the cons were overwhelming.

Cons

Being a graduate student in the Social Sciences College gave me panic attacks due to the awful dictatorship of the professors and advisers I had there. Lots of ambiguity and no real mentoring. The PhD from Rice offers very little actual skills and is only a credential from a slightly above average university. Go somewhere else.

5.0

Nov 16, 2011

It was a chance for me to see how I work within a university setting.

Student affairs intern

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Pros

Great people. Awesome atmosphere. Cheap city with a variety of great food. Great location. Exposure to a lot of campus going-ons.

Cons

Parking at Rice is terrible.

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