Rice offers more than 50 undergraduate majors across six divisions of study. Minors, interdisciplinary programs, and pre-professional opportunities complement our comprehensive curriculum, with multiple opportunities for research and collaboration. Students can learn more about each major and minor by clicking on the links below.
Majors
School of Architecture
George R. Brown School of Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Materials Science and Nanoengineering
School of Humanities
Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations
Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Shepherd School of Music
Wiess School of Natural Sciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
School of Social Sciences
Mathematical Economic Analysis
* - may only be pursued as a second major
Minors
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Energy and Water Sustainability
Financial Computation and Modeling
Politics, Law, and Social Thought