Top 2019 Rankings For Rice University
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All 2019 Rankings For Rice University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 15 of 1786 |
| Southwest | 1 of 139 |
| Texas | 1 of 78 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 471 of 1510 |
| Southwest | 42 of 116 |
| Texas | 29 of 70 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 157 of 1510 |
| Southwest | 6 of 116 |
| Texas | 18 of 70 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 485 of 1510 |
| Southwest | 45 of 116 |
| Texas | 29 of 70 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 32 of 2238 |
| Ethnic | 149 of 2487 |
| Male / Female | 310 of 2486 |
| Location | 193 of 2239 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 109 |
| Best Value | 46 of 107 |
| Most Popular | 80 of 206 |
| Most Focused | 39 of 206 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 142 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 91 |
| Best Value | 12 of 89 |
| Most Popular | 58 of 116 |
| Most Focused | 25 of 116 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 91 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 173 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 188 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 162 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 281 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 170 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 118 of 359 |
| Most Focused | 100 of 359 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 250 |
Ethnic Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 824 |
| Best Value | 275 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 269 of 1426 |
| Most Focused | 356 of 1426 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 67 of 891 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 237 |
| Best Value | 33 of 233 |
| Most Popular | 31 of 574 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 574 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 357 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 66 |
| Best Value | 33 of 66 |
| Most Popular | 42 of 173 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 173 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 99 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 181 of 820 |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 847 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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Business Administration & Management
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Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 603 |
| Best Value | 156 of 575 |
| Most Popular | 246 of 1551 |
| Most Focused | 279 of 1551 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 103 of 827 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 357 |
| Best Value | 100 of 338 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 838 |
| Most Focused | 56 of 838 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 48 of 451 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 60 of 309 |
| Best Value | 132 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 172 of 596 |
| Most Focused | 76 of 596 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 354 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 23 of 141 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 92 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 151 |
| Best Value | 28 of 150 |
| Most Popular | 71 of 167 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 167 |
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Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 207 |
| Best Value | 80 of 203 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 113 of 263 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 208 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 269 |
| Best Value | 79 of 264 |
| Most Popular | 159 of 350 |
| Most Focused | 67 of 350 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 274 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 272 |
| Best Value | 86 of 268 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 77 of 337 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 263 |
Engineering Technologies
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Nanotechnology
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| Most Popular | 2 of 5 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 5 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 602 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 409 of 1355 |
| Most Focused | 525 of 1355 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 87 of 622 |
| Best Value | 248 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 342 of 1271 |
| Most Focused | 363 of 1271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 800 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 334 of 942 |
| Most Focused | 306 of 942 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 196 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 94 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 324 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 327 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 571 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 549 |
| Best Value | 119 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 295 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 331 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 580 |
| Best Value | 128 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 295 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 331 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 69 of 823 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 471 |
| Best Value | 81 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 1224 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 1221 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 805 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 55 |
| Best Value | 7 of 54 |
| Most Popular | 54 of 189 |
| Most Focused | 46 of 189 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 93 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 475 |
| Best Value | 122 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 321 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 372 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 771 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | 26 of 132 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 132 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 204 of 1032 |
| Most Focused | 257 of 1032 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 397 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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Cognitive Science
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| Most Popular | 10 of 43 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 43 |
Medieval Studies
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Natural Resources & Conservation
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Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 467 |
| Best Value | 226 of 458 |
| Most Popular | 155 of 898 |
| Most Focused | 151 of 898 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 458 |
| Best Value | 206 of 448 |
| Most Popular | 134 of 835 |
| Most Focused | 126 of 835 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 459 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 209 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 259 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 229 |
| Best Value | 33 of 222 |
| Most Popular | 242 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 207 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 160 of 540 |
| Most Focused | 255 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 479 |
| Best Value | 167 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 259 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 215 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 786 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 35 of 82 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 435 |
| Best Value | 96 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 179 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 176 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 99 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 212 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 341 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 836 |
| Best Value | 339 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 590 of 1502 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 143 of 898 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 841 |
| Best Value | 329 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 534 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 128 of 834 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 402 |
| Best Value | 156 of 393 |
| Most Popular | 415 of 868 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 453 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 29 |
| Best Value | 9 of 29 |
| Most Popular | 23 of 68 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 68 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 38 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 671 |
| Best Value | 267 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 219 of 1319 |
| Most Focused | 161 of 1319 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 63 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 418 |
| Best Value | 53 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 93 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 65 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 591 |
| Best Value | 163 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 269 of 1083 |
| Most Focused | 239 of 1083 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 758 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 31 of 534 |
| Best Value | 126 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 306 of 964 |
| Most Focused | 331 of 964 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 688 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 136 of 641 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 496 of 1522 |
| Most Focused | 672 of 1522 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 850 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 163 of 693 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 50 |
| Best Value | 14 of 49 |
| Most Popular | 44 of 181 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 181 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 63 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 371 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 169 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 190 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 8 of 272 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 22 of 325 |
| Men's Football (FBS) | 55 of 124 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 19 of 325 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 5 of 307 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 11 of 308 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 539 of 1820 |
Architecture & Related Services
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General Architecture
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 91 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Area Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 103 of 825 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 237 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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General Biology
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Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 97 of 603 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 357 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 309 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 151 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 90 of 207 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 97 of 269 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 91 of 272 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 284 of 602 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 224 of 622 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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Romance Languages
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History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 59 of 548 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 580 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 31 of 472 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 55 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 476 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 137 of 465 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 108 of 456 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 115 of 479 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 435 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 302 of 835 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 257 of 840 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 401 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 132 of 670 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 103 of 590 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 94 of 534 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 308 of 640 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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Music
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Rice University has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 28 of 1239 |
| Australia | 23 of 167 |
| Bangladesh | 54 of 265 |
| Brazil | 43 of 442 |
| Canada | 37 of 643 |
| China | 37 of 835 |
| Colombia | 25 of 269 |
| France | 51 of 290 |
| Hong Kong | 54 of 189 |
| India | 63 of 643 |
| Indonesia | 56 of 203 |
| Iran | 31 of 263 |
| Italy | 41 of 190 |
| Japan | 67 of 437 |
| Kuwait | 15 of 179 |
| Malaysia | 61 of 218 |
| Mexico | 26 of 297 |
| Nigeria | 74 of 426 |
| Pakistan | 45 of 253 |
| Peru | 32 of 119 |
| Russia | 28 of 233 |
| Saudi Arabia | 16 of 556 |
| Singapore | 30 of 130 |
| South Korea | 47 of 587 |
| Spain | 44 of 281 |
| Sri Lanka | 36 of 158 |
| Taiwan | 33 of 356 |
| Thailand | 42 of 238 |
| Turkey | 24 of 278 |
| United Arab Emirates | 20 of 104 |
| United Kingdom | 47 of 490 |
| Venezuela | 14 of 227 |
| Vietnam | 66 of 465 |
International Value
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| Singapore | 54 of 128 |
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