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%.