Rice University - Security/Safety

Rating	Posted By	Comment
4 - Very Good	COLUMBIAANDAZUL April 13 2012	This is a very safe campus. The guide talked about how they have these buttons on the lamp posts and if you press them a cop will be there within a minute and a half. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	kaleidotroph March 12 2012	Our tour guide informed us of the RUPD and their friendliness and accommodation, as well as the EMS, and the myriad blue light phones on campus assured me of the security and safety of the university. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	wavylays94 October 12 2011	Rice is surrounded by very nice homes, and I couldn't imagine that this would draw much criminal activity. I wouldn't be too worried about safety. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	FallenAngel9 April 10 2011	I felt extremely safe around campus, even when I was walking around at 2:00 am. There are plenty of people walking about even at that time (at least on the weekend), and it feels very friendly/safe. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	cdz512 May 09 2010	Rice University Police are very nice. They not only help keep people safe, they help out people who need help (they helped a kid whose car had issues). Campus & surrounding areas felt very safe. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Delos November 01 2009	Rice is "behind the hedges." The campus is a well protected bubble. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	slik nik July 08 2009	Even though this campus was in the middle of Houston, I felt very safe. It is an isolated oasis in the middle of one of the nation's largest cities. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	pyles_m December 05 2008	I felt very safe there. From what I could see, the students were not too worried about someone stealing their things. Rice has there own police and EMS system. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	catherinexcc November 03 2008	Average. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	ignatius July 16 2008	Hard to determine really. However, hs daughter took a (daytime) summer class at Rice; it was suggested she walk with others due to ongoing construction and difficulty monitoring access to campus. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	inthemistylight June 26 2008	I felt pretty safe. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	pedrossi March 26 2008	Rice University police seemed friendly and nonintrusive, but they were always on patrol and ready to help. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Kpearson502 March 20 2008	Gosh, every few minutes it seemed a Rice Police or campus security vehicle pulled around the corner. Plus, they have poles with blue lights all over campus which you can go to and contact police. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	embroglio August 25 2007	The campus "security" force is a police department that can arrive on site in 90 seconds. There is a very low crime rate, one of the lowest in private schools in Texas, or the nation. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Charmelody August 23 2007	It's pretty much isolated from the city. I felt safe the entire time. Also, the surrounding area looked relatively well-off. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	poozislove July 27 2007	It's typical. Campus police right there, nighttime escorts, bus system, etc. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Father of the Boarder August 10 2006	Pretty good for a school in the middle of a major metroplitan area. In fact, really good under those circumstances. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	kathryn07 August 05 2006	Rice is in a great part of Houston and campus security appears to be tight. There are security posts all over the campus for emergencies. The surrounding neighborhoods seemed to be very safe. [View Full Report]