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Public policy & social work at Rice

Rice graduates about 31 public policy & social work majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 5th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#5 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year313% of the class
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

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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 public policy & social work happens

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 public policy & social work ranking

  1. Duke University 99
  2. Princeton University 98
  3. Northwestern University 97
  4. University of Chicago 97
  5. Syracuse University 91
  6. Brandeis University 90
  7. Indiana University–Bloomington 89
  8. Cornell University 89

Other strong majors at Rice

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rice with every school we score in public policy & social work. 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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