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 145 reviews)); "Great People and very inviting to outsiders" ((in 114 reviews)); "Benefits were great" ((in 80 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 84 reviews)); "Low salary compared to similar positions in industry" ((in 48 reviews)); "Parking is expensive and out of the way." ((in 30 reviews)); "Management is poor and quite frankly racist." ((in 17 reviews)); "Poor communication sometimes with management" ((in 8 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

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

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

Jan 5, 2026

Great place to do research

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

excellent facilities but lack of exposure to startup world like Stanford, Rice need to work on more towards startups especially for students and early researchers

Cons

like I said not much into application research

5.0

Jan 4, 2026

Great Experience

Undergraduate student researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really supportive and stimulating environment.

Cons

Nothing really to complain of.

4.0

Dec 28, 2025

Review of Rice

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Been going in for a year and it's been enjoyable. I do find some things that I am against, but nothing I can overlook. The pay is nice for but for what I have been doing in the first year I wish I was paid more.

Cons

The cons are just how intense the work is by the expectations for each project and workshop.

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Jobs at Rice University

Postdoctoral Associate - Chemistry