<p>In the Northeast, I would say that the name of Rice is known, and that it has a generally good reputation, but that most people wouldn’t know where to place it in terms of quality–if it is better or worse than, say, Emory, Wustl, Utexas, SMU, or whatever. So, I think it sounds solid but not one that will blow people away like UChicago or the like.</p>