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Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Rice6 to 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Rice84%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology99%
Average faculty salary
Rice$166,082
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$221,399

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Rice$47,816
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$99,057
Endowment per student
Rice$870,958
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$1,945,583
Tuition share of core revenue
Rice22%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology7%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Rice1,352
Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,158
Most popular majors
Rice

Computer and Information Sciences, General 15% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 10% · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 7%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Computer Science 28% · Mechanical Engineering 10% · Mathematics, General 8%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why