Rice University Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

Rice University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 8.0%, with 32,473 applicants and 2,597 admitted. This marks a slight increase from 7.9% in 2023, when 31,059 applied and 2,447 were accepted. Looking further back, the acceptance rate has generally declined over the years, dropping from 11.1% in 2018 to just 5.7% in 2019, before stabilizing in recent years. These figures indicate a trend of increasing competitiveness among applicants, with the overall acceptance rate decreasing from 16.0% in 2015 to the current 8.0%.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	32,473	2,597	8%	-	8%
2023	31,059	2,447	7.9%	-	7.9%
2022	31,443	2,730	8.7%	-	8.7%
2021	29,544	2,802	9.5%	-	9.5%
2020	23,455	2,555	10.9%	-	10.9%
2019	27,087	2,361	5.7%	-	5.7%
2018	20,923	2,328	11.1%	-	11.1%
2017	18,063	2,864	15.8%	-	15.8%
2016	18,236	2,765	15.2%	-	15.2%
2015	17,951	2,865	16%	-	16%

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