Rice University - Security/Safety

Rating	Posted By	Comment
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]