Our Program

Our mission is to educate the engineering leaders of tomorrow while also conducting cutting-edge research that contributes to solving problems--clean water, resilient cities, and safe infrastructure.

Our Values 

  1. A supportive and inclusive learning community that cultivates connection, creativity, and encourages student success during and after their time at Rice. 

  1. A student-centered approach that nurtures students’ learning, technical skills, critical thinking, social conscientiousness, leadership, and innovation. 

  1. An active and engaged faculty who value being supportive teacher-mentors for our students and innovative researchers working to create cities of the future.  

  1. A community-centered approach that strengthens the connections between our students, faculty, alumni, industry professionals, and the Houston community.  

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Undergraduate Programs

Rice CEE offers three bachelor's degrees, as well as a minor, that can open a world of opportunity to improve and protect air, water, soil, and biological environments, and their research and efforts shape law and policy. Explore our degree offerings to find the right civil and environmental engineering program for you.

Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs

We offer a highly interdisciplinary research experience with strong underpinnings in various scientific and engineering disciplines. They are designed to develop fundamental understanding of structures, infrastructure systems and the environment.