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Business & finance at Rice

Rice graduates about 17 business & finance majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 135th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 38 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 8% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year172% of the class
Courses in the catalog38more than 8% of schools
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Rice

A view of the Rice University Campus
Rice University CampusPhoto: AnnaLellis · CC BY 4.0 · source
Keck Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Keck Hall, Rice University, Houston, TexasPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
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George R. Brown Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
George R. Brown Hall, Rice University, Houston, TexasPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Allen Business Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 21 · Dining 9 · Athletics 4 · Offices 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Pitzer College 72
  2. Colorado State University 71
  3. Fashion Institute of Technology 71
  4. Seattle University 71
  5. George Mason University 70
  6. University of Illinois Chicago 70
  7. Seton Hall University 70
  8. Marist College 70

Other strong majors at Rice

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rice with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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