About Rice University:

William Marsh Rice University, commonly known as Rice University, is a private research university located on a 300-acre (121 ha) campus in Houston, Texas, United States. The university is situated near the Houston Museum District and is adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Opened in 1912 after the murder of its namesake William Marsh Rice, Rice is now a research university with an undergraduate focus. The university is organized into eleven residential colleges and eight schools of academic study, including the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the School of Social Sciences, School of Architecture, Shepherd School of Music and the School of Humanities. Undergraduates select from more than fifty majors and two dozen minors, and have a high level of flexibility in pursuing multiple degree programs. Additional graduate programs are offered through the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 193 192 189 179 177 160 181 194 213 207 219 246 253 230 253 272 305

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 235 216 188 212 - 243 253 252 229 282 295 272 301-350 351-400 351-400 451-500
Engineering 58 57 63 48 39 55 56 79 97 108 102 58 89 75 101 58
Life Sciences 299 - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 401-450 351-400 401-450 401-450 451-500
Medicine - - - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Natural Sciences 81 60 62 63 63 69 71 79 56 78 99 143 170 199 205 206
Social Sciences 246 237 232 171 176 204 236 231 248 282 266 282 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - 295 294 275 146 - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - 296 - 273 300
Chemistry 38 38 39 69 78 56 73 87 119 139 165 162 91
Chemical Engineering 202 266 217 250 256 283 299 301-350 251 235 - 301-350 129
Civil Engineering 53 72 72 98 104 122 160 160 136 126 237 231 114
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science 193 54 85 121 155 195 226 191 245 244 301-350 301-350 175
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 121 171 - 181 239
Electrical Engineering 33 31 50 69 92 85 131 137 143 161 236 301-350 122
Environment / Ecology 149 165 182 199 183 182 212 216 208 248 - 233 297
Geosciences 143 160 162 177 203 172 193 212 226 250 - 248 266
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science 22 18 27 30 31 40 43 47 39 50 56 72 46
Mathematics 112 38 67 108 89 97 97 113 115 118 102 130 105
Mechanical Engineering 165 39 51 54 87 113 151 211 245 211 244 294 128
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 184 217 204 169 202 210 297 301-350 301-350 301-350 401-450 401-450
Physics 49 44 67 52 54 52 61 69 89 118 129 135 168
Plant & Animal Science 248 216 253 247 276 263 - 351-400 351-400 401-450 - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 351-400 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500
Space Science - - - - - - - - 215 226 - 266 289
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 233 121
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 277 279 149
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 96 96 -