Rice University Acceptance Rate
For the application year 2024, Rice University reported an overall acceptance rate of 8.0%, with 32,473 applicants and 2,597 acceptances. The waitlist was highly competitive, with only 1 out of 2,788 offered spots being accepted, resulting in a mere 0.04% acceptance rate. Transfer applicants had a 4.5% acceptance rate, with 61 admissions from 1,370 applicants. SAT scores for admitted students ranged from a 25th percentile of 1500 to a 75th percentile of 1560, while the average GPA was 4.17. Historical data shows a steady decrease in overall acceptance rates from 11.1% in 2019 to the current 8.0%, indicating increased competitiveness over recent years.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 32,473
Accepted Applicants: 2,597
Historical Acceptance Rates
Rice University has seen a decreasing trend in its overall acceptance rate in recent years. For the application year 2024, the acceptance rate is 8.0%, with 32,473 applicants and 2,597 accepted. This is a slight decline from 8.7% in 2023, when 27,084 applicants were considered, resulting in 2,364 admissions. Even further back, the acceptance rate was 11.1% for the 2019 application year, which indicates a significant tightening of acceptance criteria over the years, illustrating the increasing competitiveness of the applicant pool.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
Rice University's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at a mere 0.04%, with only 1 out of 2,788 waitlisted applicants being admitted. This marks a significant decline from the previous year (2023), where the acceptance rate was 0.94% with 31 out of 3,296 applicants accepted. Historical data reveals a stark decrease in wait list admissions, with acceptance rates dropping from 5.68% in 2020 and 6.95% in 2019 to this year's unprecedented low. Such fluctuations underscore the increasing competitiveness and unpredictability of Rice's wait list process over the years.
2788
Offered a Place
1
Admitted
0.04%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Rice University's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2023 stands at 4.5%, with 1,370 applicants and 61 students accepted. This represents a decline from 5.7% in the previous year (2022) and is lower than the 7.0% acceptance rate recorded in 2019. Historical data shows significant variability in transfer acceptance rates, with peaks at 12.0% in 2020 and 3.7% in 2021. The average GPA of accepted transfer students is 3.5, reflecting the competitive nature of the admissions process at Rice.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 1,370
Accepted Applicants: 61
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
4.17
SAT
1500-1560
Math: 760-800
Reading: 730-770
ACT
34-36
Math: -
English: -
Reading: -
Science: -
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| Asian American | 34% |
| White | 30% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19% |
| Black/African American | 7% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
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