College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Rice University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how Rice did in this year’s analysis.
This page was created to give you an overview of how Rice fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.
2025 Ranking Overview
Nationwide Ranking
Rice placed #48 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts it among the top 5% of higher education institutions in the country for students!
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Texas Ranking
Rice placed #3 out of 115 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This scores Rice University among the best 5% of schools in the nation for Texas students! See the Best Colleges in Texas ranking
This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:
Bachelor’s Degree Rankings
Rankings by Major
In addition to the top overall ranking, Rice has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:
Ranking Name
Rank
Out Of
Percentile
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 30
597
95.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
378
94.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 35
609
94.3%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 35
502
93.0%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
373
96.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
416
95.2%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
268
89.9%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 100
933
89.3%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 34
533
93.6%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
80
91.3%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 30
384
92.2%
Best Electrical and Computer Engineering. Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
13
84.6%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 82
925
91.1%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
344
85.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 47
460
89.8%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 29
280
89.6%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
573
89.0%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 41
272
84.9%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 1
51
98.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 1
33
97.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 172
816
78.9%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 69
320
78.4%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 2
59
96.6%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
155
81.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 2
42
95.2%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 2
37
94.6%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 61
318
80.8%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 2
27
92.6%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 2
27
92.6%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 3
47
93.6%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 4
66
93.9%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 1
22
95.5%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 1
16
93.8%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 3
40
92.5%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 1
6
83.3%
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 1
5
80.0%
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 1
4
75.0%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 1
4
75.0%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 2
19
89.5%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 54
244
77.9%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 3
28
89.3%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 2
44
95.5%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 2
42
95.2%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 5
50
90.0%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 2
30
93.3%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 2
30
93.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 8
83
90.4%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 2
27
92.6%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 206
883
76.7%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 3
45
93.3%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 4
64
93.8%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 2
21
90.5%
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
62
74.2%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 3
37
91.9%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 5
38
86.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 3
32
90.6%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 4
42
90.5%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 5
53
90.6%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 3
26
88.5%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 4
37
89.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 7
47
85.1%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 3
24
87.5%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 8
52
84.6%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 8
75
89.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 11
72
84.7%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
149
71.8%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 5
38
86.8%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 4
27
85.2%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 3
18
83.3%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 3
17
82.4%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 4
25
84.0%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 4
25
84.0%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
86
68.6%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 82
265
69.1%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 3
13
76.9%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 4
19
79.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region 15
70
78.6%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 12
52
76.9%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 3
9
66.7%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas 3
9
66.7%
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