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.
Around Rice
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.
Nearby in the computer science ranking
Other strong majors at Rice
- Math & statistics 96 · #8
- Engineering (all) 96 · #7
- Architecture 95 · #1
- Economics 94 · #17
- Languages 94 · #14
- Biology 93 · #7
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.