Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Software Engineers For Applications
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Richland College, Blinn, Northwest Vista College, and South Texas College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Paul Quinn College, UTEP, Texas A&M, and UTPA.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Paul Quinn College, Texas Southern, South Texas College, and Texas College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider University of Houston-Clear Lake, Lee College, University of Dallas, and Brookhaven.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of University of Dallas, SMU, Southwestern Adventist University, and Texas College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Texas Lutheran University, Austin College, Huston - Tillotson, and Howard Payne.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at SMU, Austin College, University of Dallas, and UT Dallas.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Paul Quinn College, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Dallas Baptist, and Huston - Tillotson.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Texas Southern, SMU, St Marys University, and Austin College.
Working as a Computer Applications Software Engineer in Texas
Computer applications software engineers analyze the needs of people who use computers and design software using programming languages. They collect client requirements, plan and design applications, and provide support and enhancements for software products. They also oversee the testing and implementation of these applications. They often create customized programs for their clients as well. Read a detailed Computer Applications Software Engineer job description and schools overview.
Computer applications software engineers in Texas can network and share knowledge through organizations like IEEE Computer Society - Austin Chapter or IEEE Computer Society - Dallas Chapter and the Association for Computing Machinery's Austin ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter.
State Requirements
To work in the State of Texas, computer applications software engineers do not have to fulfill any specific state requirements in Texas.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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The University Of Texas At Austin • Austin, TX
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2011)
• 8/3/2011
"I feel fortunate to have studied here in my lifetime. The quality of teachers and research make it a worthy investment :-)"
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | If you can get accepted to the graduate school here, don't think twice - just come. But this college has a very low acceptance ratio :-( |
| Program Reputation | 10 | It's a top 10 program in CS. Hence , I will say it's extremely good. |
| Program Quality | 9 | The courses offered at the school were awesome and I feel fortunate to have studied under some of the best teachers in business like Prof. Alvisi, Prof. Plaxton, et al. |
| Instruction | 9 | The quality of instruction was pretty good and it helped me gain a lot of practical knowledge of the subject through the help of regular projects that were built into the courses. |
| How Difficult | 8 | Most of the courses are tough owing to the quality of students studying here. It's a top 10 college for computer science, so some of the best minds compete in graduate study. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The courses I took were mostly hands on with optional literature sometimes! More emphasis was given on the practical details of the subject. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | I took a summer course in the mathematics department. But there are not many graduate courses offered in the summer in computer science department. However a lot of undergraduate courses are offered. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | Very good department, awesome infrastructure in the labs, and a great potential for cutting edge research is how I will describe it. |
| Social Life | 6 | The social experience for international graduate students is not great owing to too much work load while studying. Moreover, to make ends meet , international students have to work part-time too, so that kills the fun quite a bit. |
| Placement Services | 9 | The UT career services CNS is pretty good. They helped me a lot in getting a job :-) |
| Alumni Network | 8 | Again, since the college has a decent reputation, most of the alumni have good jobs in the industry |
Texas A&M University • College Station, TX
Studying Computer Science (Minor In Business Administration) (completion in 2008)
• 8/31/2011
"While it could have been better, Texas A&M's computer science program still taught me a good amount of useful information. Additionally, the career center and social network from the school have helped me tremendously in finding my current job."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | While it has its flaws, I'd still recommend Texas A&M to anyone who asks. In fact, my wife is currently attending, working towards a second bachelor's degree. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | While not an elite program, Texas A&M's engineering program is considered to be a decent one. Its credibility is helped by having the creator of C++, Bjarne Stroustrop, on the faculty. |
| Program Quality | 7 | My school's computer equipment could have been better, and honestly I wasn't terribly impressed with the program in general. I pretty much sailed through the last few semesters of classes. |
| Instruction | 7 | I learned a whole lot about Java and Lisp, but I've never used these languages in my career. I've instead used C# exclusively. I actually learned more useful information from job training than I did in school, to be honest. |
| How Difficult | 7 | As I mentioned earlier, my classes weren't terribly difficult. The only thing that gave me real problems were the algorithm classes, and I hardly use those in my current career; if anything, those classes seem aimed more towards graduate school candidates, which I was not. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I had some classes that involved a good deal of hands-on learning, using computers to complete assignments and do work. However, I also had some classes that were heavy on theory and book learning. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 6 | While it's easy to pick lower-level classes whenever you want, upper-level classes are impossible to customize; you're stuck with what you can get. Also, when I was in college, upper-level classes were very difficult to find outside of a typical weekday offering. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | As I mentioned earlier, the computer equipment for my program could have been better. Texas A&M does have a number of computer labs with a decent amount of machines, however. |
| Social Life | 7 | I'm not particularly into sports or parties, but the dorm I lived in my first three years helped me become at least a little more social. While I wasn't particularly involved, Texas A&M does have a very active social aspect for its student body. |
| Placement Services | 9 | Texas A&M has a good Career Center program, and I had a couple of interviews through the center. Additionally, I found my current job through a bi-annual career fair held by the department. |
| Alumni Network | 7 | Texas A&M has a strong "former student" alumni program, but I prefer not to donate due to their constant begging and the misuse of funding, in my opinion. While I was in school, they would build a nice new sidewalk for the football stadium and a shiny new alumni center while on-campus roads deteriorated and were closed off. |
University Of Houston • Houston, TX
Studying Computer Science (completion in 1985)
• 9/30/2011
"It was a great value, but I got no financial support or aide from the school. I had to spend an extra year in school because the most hours I could carry in a semester was 12, and sometimes the schedule put me in a bind that forced me to drop a class."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | Students and professors were great. I see nothing that says the school itself was helpful. |
| Program Reputation | 3 | The reputation was better before a local company was bought by a Houston company and proceeded to bring in the worst Houston had to offer. |
| Program Quality | 7 | Needed more engineering/reuse training. It taught me to be a life-long learner - taught myself OO, Web. |
| Instruction | 8 | I am currently completing my MBA and think all my old Computer Science teachers were more dedicated to teaching than my current professors. |
| How Difficult | 6 | It was the same curriculum that other people took. My analysis skills are better than my co-workers. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | One couldn't make it through the program if your programs didn't work. I still look at some of my old textbooks at my current job. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | I got the most out of my degree through evening classes. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | Graduate services were good then and are better now. Some websites have maintenance issues. |
| Social Life | 7 | Students were great, I learned a lot about working with a team. |
| Placement Services | 1 | I found my own job after school. My search included the placement service, but none of those leads worked out. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | The network is probably better in Houston. Most of the communication is Houston-based. |
Texas A&M University • College Station, TX
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2005)
• 10/29/2011
"My school provided an excellent education. It was also reasonably priced."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | Texas A&M provides a great education. It was challenging, but at the same time rewarding. |
| Program Reputation | 6 | I think Texas A&M is about average in its reputation. I know it was not one of the top schools in the field. |
| Program Quality | 7 | I believe my school provided me with the skills needed for my job. I do realize that there are other schools - like MIT - that are better. |
| Instruction | 6 | The instruction was decent. There was more emphasis on theory, which I assume is the norm. |
| How Difficult | 8 | Texas A&M makes some courses difficult on purpose to weed out students early in their education. GPA requirements to advance to upper level classes also increased the difficulty. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There was a mix of hands-on and book learning. Many computer classes had a lecture one day and a computer lab another day. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | I was able to attend classes only 3 days a week during some semesters. I was able to take summer classes. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | Texas A&M has great resources. There were never any issues with space, and tutors and professors were available. |
| Social Life | 10 | Texas A&M was a great experience for me. The school is filled with tradition. |
| Placement Services | 8 | A career center is available. This helped set up interviews with companies, and also annual career fairs were held that had good turnout. |
| Alumni Network | 10 | Texas A&M has a wonderful alumni network. Alumni are extremely loyal to one another. |
University Of North Texas • Denton, TX
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2007)
• 11/13/2011
"I feel that UNT helped get me to where I needed to be (a professional job). But I would want my kids to go to a better school."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | At the time I was going to school here, the Engineering program was second rate. But it was effective at giving me what I needed in order to get a job in my field. |
| Program Reputation | 3 | I am the only one I know at my job that graduated from UNT. The people I have told where I graduated from are sometimes shocked to learn they have an Engineering department. |
| Program Quality | 6 | While I learned quite a bit while I was getting my degree, most of my knowledge was acquired before attending college. Once I started working in the field I learned that there were significant gaps in my education that probably should have been part of the curriculum. |
| Instruction | 7 | For the most part the professors were knowledgeable of the subject matter. My only complaint is that I feel like my education was incomplete. |
| How Difficult | 7 | The large amounts of math made my workload a bit heavier than I think other students had. Also, programming assignments caused me to work through a couple of nights. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The majority of work in computer science requires you to actually program, so there were always a lot of labs to do. Also, a lot of the actual class work revolved around programming assignments. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | My school did offer flexibility, including night classes and self study classes. I do not remember there being any weekend classes. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | For the most part the computers I worked on at school were up to date and worked well. We had labs available to go and do work in that were well equipped. |
| Social Life | 2 | I did not have very much school spirit. We had a bad football team, and for the most part I spent all my time studying. The school does have a big music program, so there was always the option to go and attend symphonies. |
| Placement Services | 2 | I got my own job. The school did not offer much help in finding jobs. I believe some of my peers did get some help in finding jobs through the school, though. |
| Alumni Network | 3 | I did not do anything with the alumni network, but I believe there is one. From what I know, I would say there is not much of a alumni group for my field at UNT. |
University Of Texas At Austin • Austin, TX
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2011)
• 11/21/2011
"I very much enjoyed the honors program, and the research opportunities here are limitless. Plenty of social life, and most students have a good work/life balance."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | UT graduates in CS currently have no difficulty finding high quality jobs after college. There are plenty of research opportunities and the teaching is excellent. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | UT does lots of academic research in computer science, and has excellent professors. It is often compared to MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and other much more expensive institutions. |
| Program Quality | 10 | UT has an excellent CS program with many honors classes available and undergraduate research is easy to get involved in. Due to the reputation of the CS program, it is easy to find a job because there are lots of recruiters around. |
| Instruction | 10 | The quality of teaching within the honors programs is exceptional. The regular curriculum is also good, but not quite the same quality. |
| How Difficult | 9 | The curriculum included quite a bit of math, and proof writing. The classes were almost all project based, and took quite a bit of time. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Most classes are project oriented, which means lots of programming. Book learning is necessary. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | Summer options are expanding but not plentiful, since most students prefer to do research or internships over the summer. Night or online classes are not generally available. |
| Academic Facilities | 6 | There are not enough academic advisors; for a while, there was only one for the entire department. The computer labs are plentiful and always open, but the chairs, keyboards and mice are often broken. |
| Social Life | 10 | UT has lots of school spirit, especially for football. There are plenty of clubs and groups to join, and parties are plentiful. |
| Placement Services | 9 | Career Services is always available to glance over resumes, and sets up opportunities for students to talk to employers. There are several events each week for students to learn about and apply to companies. |
| Alumni Network | 8 | Many people from my school are going to the same city. It would be easy to get a job at a competing tech company because I know people who work there. |
University Of Texas At Dallas • Dallas, TX
Studying Computer Science (completion in 1996)
• 12/12/2011
"I am happy to be an alumnus of UTD. The school is doing great work and I enjoy being a part of its legacy."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | The CS program is well positioned for students going into the workforce in programming. I have taken classes in the Graduate program as well. |
| Program Reputation | 9 | UTD has a very good reputation. I would say the CS program is highly valued by industry in the state. |
| Program Quality | 9 | This is was quality school with strong instructors, small class size and affordable tuition. |
| Instruction | 9 | Great instructors attracted to the area. |
| How Difficult | 9 | The CS program is first-class. Challenging in theory and practice. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There was an even amount of book work and project work. I worked with a couple of classes where there were large team projects. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | There were opportunities to have late afternoon classes. I am not sure that the schedule is the same now that the university has grown. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | There was a fine PC lab run by the university and the CS department had a well equipped Unix lab. The online access to systems was always available. |
| Social Life | 7 | I made many longtime friends at the school. The commuter program was large so there were many students who left after the class day ended. |
| Placement Services | I haven't had opportunity to use them. I am not really able to comment. | |
| Alumni Network | 5 | The alumni network is still centered in the Dallas area. I do not work in the city so the opportunities to network are reduced. |
University Of Houston • Houston, TX
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2008)
• 1/10/2012
"I am quite satisfied with my university. It provided me with a good education that I still do use. The experience is also something that I will not soon forget."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I think that if finances are a problem, then UH is a great school. It provides a good education while not costing as much as other schools. In addition, it has a great network of alumni that can help students find jobs. |
| Program Reputation | 4 | The reputation for UH in Computer Science is growing, but not quite there yet. I think with a few more years, they will be able to get better rankings. |
| Program Quality | 6 | I find that the education I received was good. They were able to teach me many of the basic concepts of computers. However, once out in industry, I realized that most of the concepts are not useful for everyday problems. |
| Instruction | 5 | There was not too much preparation work for careers. Most of the courses were focused on teaching the basics and provided a wide coverage of computer science. Unfortunately, once I got a job, most of that coverage was not useful. |
| How Difficult | 3 | I did not find the academic workload to be that difficult. I was able to easily balance school and research without taking a hit to my grades. I do like this style because I was able to focus more on the actual things being taught in class as opposed to cramming for tests. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Unfortunately, most of the courses were quite book oriented. I think this is not a good thing since it really does not prepare you for the outside world. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | The University of Houston is considered a commuting school, so they offered a variety of classes at different times. I find that this flexibility really helped in picking the right classes. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | The access that I had to these academic facilities was definitely above average. UH does not boost the best library system, but when supplemented with the Internet, I could find any information I needed. |
| Social Life | 8 | The school spirit is quite high at the university. There are always parties and social events that are being planed by various groups. |
| Placement Services | 6 | I think for some majors, this is better than for others. For CS, the job placement was okay. There was not high demand, but there were many job fairs. |
| Alumni Network | 10 | The University of Houston has an excellent alumni network that I have signed up for. They are able to list many different things, such as jobs, that are quite useful. |
Blinn College • Bryan, TX
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2004)
• 1/4/2012
"I was able to obtain my degree quickly, easily, and affordably, so I got what I went to the school to obtain. I can't say I learned much from my actual degree courses, but I did enjoy some of the other ones and found them worthwhile."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | As a staging ground to go to a four-year university, yes. The core curriculum classes at Blinn are much more accessible and easier on students than the big 200-300 student lectures found at universities. As their sole education? No, self-learning would be more valuable as the degree-specific contents is not relevant to the web application world. |
| Program Reputation | I never looked up the school's reputation for any particular major so I wouldn't feel qualified to rate it. The school seems to have a decent reputation and is a major launching point to the local university. | |
| Program Quality | 5 | Blinn provided a basic computer science degree that was completely useless for my actual career beyond giving me some letters. It needed more focus on web development, future thinking and theory versus being stuck with archaic languages. |
| Instruction | 7 | The professors taught their subjects well, but the degree just wasn't particularly relevant to my actual career area. It was very focused on a particular type of programming rather than being more holistic for a variety of programming options. I can't completely blame the school, however, as all computer science degrees at the time, and most today, are the same way. |
| How Difficult | 1 | I passed all of my classes with A's and B's and rarely found any of the work difficult. The workload was relatively easy, particular as I was able to take 90% of my degree via their online system, saving me the hassle of commuting and going to class. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | For my degree program, only a few classes went into hands on, such as the makeup class. Most were purely book or book and supplemental readings. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | Blinn offered a wealth of classes online, both from their own class catalog and through a networked system allowing you to take classes from any Texas community college. They also had several classes available in the evening and most of their catalog available in the summer. The only frustration for me was that even though the Bryan campus has the bulk of their students, only the main campus in Brenham offered some classes, particularly around arts, music, etc., leaving few offerings for this areas beyond the online ones. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | It had a library but I never used it. There was a computer lab, which had good machines and was also where you took proctored tests, which was an excellent resource. Classes were good sized and had a good student/teacher ratio. I never used tutors or study groups, but most of my professors were available via email if I had questions. |
| Social Life | I didn't go to school to socialize, I went to learn, so I didn't really care one way or another about any of the social aspects. I was an adult student in a school of mostly teens, so I had little in common with my classmates. | |
| Placement Services | I've never used Blinn's job placement or career services so I can't rate this criteria. I already had a job when I finished the degree. | |
| Alumni Network | I've never really looked into their alumni network or the like, so I wouldn't feel it would be fair to rate it. It just isn't something that interests me or that would be relevant to me. I went to school to learn, not to make connections. |
University Of North Texas • Denton, TX
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2003)
• 1/21/2012
"The school's reputation is not good enough. I also took some more classes at another college in Dallas and I felt they were much better. I felt like they were more challenging and I got more out of those classes."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | I hate to say it, but no. The main theme of this survey is that the school's reputation is not good enough. Even if they hired the best teachers around, I don't think it would matter. The whole school needs to be revamped before any one particular school within the college can be fixed. |
| Program Reputation | 4 | I don't think the reputation is very good. It's not know as a top tier school. |
| Program Quality | 5 | I don't have much to compare it to, but I think it was okay. It seems like some of the new programmers know more coming in than I did, but that may be due to other factors besides UNT's curriculum. |
| Instruction | 6 | The instructors were very knowledgeable. I don't really know how well our assignments prepared us for the real world, though. |
| How Difficult | 7 | The program was definitely challenging. I spent many long nights and many weekends working on major projects. Many of the major programming assignments were challenging, but not too challenging. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It was a pretty fair mix. some teachers were better than others. Most of the teachers were willing to help outside of class time, but it was hard to make an appointment as they were all very busy (understandably). | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | I took mostly night classes for my first two years. The last two years I took mostly early morning classes. There was always a wide variety of class times available. This is one aspect of the school I was very happy with. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | The resources were top notch. We had several computer labs that were always staffed. We also had a math lab that was open late. This was a great help as well. |
| Social Life | 5 | I had plenty of friends and met many good people at this school. There were also plenty of things to do involving the school and social life. There is not much school spirit though, probably because most of the sports programs were less than average. |
| Placement Services | 2 | Not very good. We had a couple of job fairs, but that was it. I really wish they would have taught us a little bit about interviewing, how to find a job, etc. |
University Of Cincinnati • Cincinnati, TX
Studying Electrical Engineering (completion in 1994)
• 2/8/2012
"Sometimes tough when the coursework was heavy. Coop was a plus. Quarters made the coursework content very tight sometimes."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | Not sure if there are other, better schools to consider. Within Ohio, OSU is ranked much higher and has a better reputation for Graduate work. The mandatory coop is something many other schools don't offer - which was a valuable part of the program. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | It's not among the top tier Engineering schools, but overall it has a decent reputation for a public school in the midwest. Again, I think one advantage of the program is the mandatory coop. |
| Program Quality | 6 | Curriculum is a bit tight, and because it is a quarter school, the material gets packed into the program. The mandatory coop program allowed us to see 'real world' industry first hand. |
| Instruction | 6 | Some basic programming from school coursework does help. There are some things that must be learned on the job even with the right 'academic' background. |
| How Difficult | 8 | I found the program challenging, especially as mentioned previously because of the quarter system. The core classes get lumped in the middle of the program and the work load becomes quite difficult then. Also, because of the coop, you sometimes don't have a choice on the coursework. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Coursework included lab classes for some hands on training. It is a mix and I would guess it's on par with most other Engineering curriculums. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 3 | At the time I was in the curriculum, there was little selection until senior year. Some courses had to be taken because if you missed them in one quarter, you would not get a chance to take them later. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | Sufficient computer labs, for the most part. Digital labs for classes were also sufficient. Large main library and average media services overall. Not state of the art, but also not sub-par. Overall, above average. |
| Social Life | 3 | Not much social life as I did not live on campus. UC is predominantly a commuter school (>60%). |
| Placement Services | 8 | Interviews were at the last year of the 5 year program. The coop experience helped to show some experience on the resume to potential employers. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I would say average, but I don't know first hand. I am not active in the alumni organizations. |
Rice University • Houston, TX
Studying Mechanical Engineering (completion in 1989)
• 3/12/2012
"I was proud to attend Rice and very satisfied with the education and my development that I received there. I think that my experiences there have directly contributed to my success in life."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | As a software developer (even though my degree is in Mechanical Engineering), Rice taught me valuable skill in understanding users, complex logic, system architecture, hardware/software interfaces, end-to-end engineering, etc. All of these have made me very successful as a software developer. |
| Program Reputation | 9 | The Mechanical Engineering program at Rice is one of the best in the country. That is why I chose Rice. |
| Program Quality | 10 | Rice University was an excellent school that prepared me for a diverse work career. It really taught me how to think. As a result, I've worked in multiple disciplines, including operations/flight control, software development, and program integration. |
| Instruction | 10 | Rice had some of the best professors around. They taught us both theory and practical aspects of engineering. |
| How Difficult | 10 | The engineering program at Rice was one of the hardest things I have ever done. The workload and the complexity of the subject matter were very demanding. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Rice pushes both theory and practice. There were many hands-on building projects where you were required to work in teams to produce a product that demonstrated a theory that you had previously derived. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | Rice really values the immersive experience for their core students. That said, it provides more flexible learning opportunities for some of its alumni and business partnerships. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | Rice has invested in literally billions of dollars in its facilities. It has some of the best labs in the world including nano technology, bioengineering, and others. |
| Social Life | 9 | Rice was a lot of fun. While academically challenging, the student population tended to "work hard" and "party hard." I developed quite a few of my social skills at Rice. It encourages social interaction through its Residential College system. |
| Placement Services | 8 | At the time I was trying to find my first job (out of college), Rice provided quite a bit of assistance. I think that their career/placement services have actually improved even more since I used them. |
| Alumni Network | 9 | The Rice alumni network is extremely active. I have participated in fundraising, incoming student interviewing, and social/business networking. Rice's alumni strength is demonstrated by its amazing endowment. |
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