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Computer science at Rice

Rice graduates about 164 computer science majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 91 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 94% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $182,000 four years out, 1.98× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#11 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year16416% of the class
Courses in the catalog91more than 94% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$182,0001.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma 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 computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, Facilities, Engineering and Planning Building, Abercrombie Engineering Laboratory, Ryon Engineering Laboratory, Mudd Computer Science Building, Space Science and Technology Building, BioScience Research Collaborative.

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 computer science ranking

  1. Harvard University 97
  2. Johns Hopkins University 97
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 96
  4. Yale University 96
  5. University of Chicago 96
  6. Georgia Institute of Technology 95
  7. Northwestern University 95
  8. Washington University in St. Louis 95

Other strong majors at Rice

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rice with every school we score in computer science. 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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