Overview

Department of Linguistics / Department of Linguistics is located in Houston, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required 3 research papers

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

52

Applied

6

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

70

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 90

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

28

Total Graduate Students

50%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.57%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	46%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (35%)

Female (64%)

Faculty

8

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 0

Male (4)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Typology, fieldwork and language description, cognitive grammar, historical linguistics, corpus linguistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 6100 Main Street
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX  77005
United States

Contact Dr. Nancy Niedzielski
Chair
Email: niedz@rice.edu
Phone: 713-348-6299
Fax: 713-348-4718

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