In subsequent years, nearly all students receive financial support, including stipend and tuition, through research and teaching assistantships supported by various grants. M.S. students are eligible for research assistantships. M.C.S. students are not eligible for financial aid. The Graduate Apartments, located near the campus, offers private or shared rooms, group kitchens, a commons room, and free transportation to academic buildings. The number of Ph.D. students in computer science at Rice is about 40, and 15 students are in the M.C.S. program.
Most Ph.D. students are full-time with full fellowships or research assistantships.
M.S. and Ph.D. students are also evaluated on their to ability to conduct independent research. M.C.S. students are evaluated by their ability to take advanced courses. Student Outcomes Students who have completed the Ph.D. program in computer science at Rice can be found in the nation's premier universities and corporate research labs. Graduates are teaching or have taught at the California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Maryland-College Park, University of Victoria, and Rutgers University, among others. They are working or have worked as researchers for IBM, Tera Computers, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Daimler Benz, and Hewlett-Packard.