The School of Humanities occupies a distinctive place at Rice University. Our prize-winning faculty and students are globally minded. Our research and teaching span millennia, reaching from ancient times to the future. We encourage and offer our students opportunities for civic engagement and experiential learning.

Niche.com, in its “2022 Best Colleges in America” report, ranks our academic studies in art and religious studies the fourth best in America. Niche, which relies on U.S. Department of Education data and analysis of more than 1,000 universities and is considered the Yelp in undergraduate college rankings by students, parents and alumni - ranks our philosophy program No. 13 nationwide and our programs in history and English eighth and nineth (and both rank first among Texas universities).

Our students go on to pursue careers in law, medicine, business, public policy, education, journalism, arts, technology, nonprofits and more.