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Economics at Rice

Rice graduates about 88 economics majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 64 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 91% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $130,000 four years out, 1.57× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#17 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year889% of the class
Courses in the catalog64more than 91% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$130,0001.57× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Rice

A view of the Rice University Campus
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Keck Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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George R. Brown Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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Where economics 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 economics ranking

  1. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 94
  2. Tufts University 94
  3. Washington University in St. Louis 94
  4. Williams College 94
  5. University of California, Berkeley 93
  6. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 93
  7. Cornell University 93
  8. Emory University 92

Other strong majors at Rice

How the score works

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