Headcounts and Directory Information
Rice University (Rice) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Houston, TX. It has a total enrollment of 8,961 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
A total of 938 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Rice. The average faculty salary is $166,082 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 3,961 employees work at Rice. The average non-instructional staff salary is $86,254. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 6100 S Main St, Houston, TX |
| Phone Number | 713-348-0000 |
| Web | www.rice.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 6 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 779 Full-time / 159 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 3,633 Full-time / 328 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $166,082 |
| Staff Average Salary | $86,254 |
| Student Population | 8,961 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Rice University, there are 3,961 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 3,633 full-time and 328 part-time staffs work at Rice. By gender there are 1,857 male and 2,104 female employees.
Among them, 938 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 1,242 full-time and 206 part-time faculty. By gender there are 906 male and 542 female faculty teaching at Rice.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 3,961 | 1,857 | 2,104 | 3,633 | 1,707 | 1,926 | 328 | 150 | 178 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,448 | 906 | 542 | 1,242 | 779 | 463 | 206 | 127 | 79 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 365 | 74 | 291 | 342 | 70 | 272 | 23 | 4 | 19 |
| Management | 376 | 159 | 217 | 369 | 156 | 213 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 583 | 143 | 440 | 563 | 142 | 421 | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 241 | 170 | 71 | 239 | 169 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 285 | 122 | 163 | 257 | 114 | 143 | 28 | 8 | 20 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 16 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Service | 339 | 145 | 194 | 333 | 143 | 190 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 199 | 40 | 159 | 170 | 38 | 132 | 29 | 2 | 27 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 66 | 61 | 5 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 43 | 34 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |