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Rice is test-optional for the current cycle. Known for its small class sizes and residential college system, Rice values collaborative spirit and academic depth.
Rice’s admit rate has barely moved in three years. It read 7.88 percent for the Fall 2023 entering class, 8.00 percent for Fall 2024, and 8.01 percent for Fall...
Rice introduced Early Decision II for the Class of 2029, which admitted 151 of 2,513 applicants at a 6.0% rate. The overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2030 is approximately 7.9%. ED II shares the January 4 deadline with RD but delivers decisions by mid-February.
Rice University's acceptance rate has fallen to approximately 7.7% for the 2026-2027 cycle. The university offers both ED I and ED II binding rounds. Rice's selectivity has increased significantly in recent years, with the ED acceptance rate expected to be in single digits for the Class of 2030.
Rice’s admit rate has barely moved in three years. It read 7.88 percent for the Fall 2023 entering class, 8.00 percent for Fall 2024, and 8.01 percent for Fall...
Rice admitted a record number of students through Early Decision I and QuestBridge for the Class of 2030. Rice also introduced ED II for the Class of 2029, which admitted 151 of 2,513 applicants at 6.0%.
Rice admitted 2,984 applicants to the incoming Class of 2030, representing a 7.7% admit rate from 38,603 applicants. A record 447 ED I students and 128 QuestBridge Match scholars were admitted.
Rice admitted 2,984 of 38,603 applicants for a 7.7% acceptance rate. Rice welcomed a record number of ED students and introduced Early Decision II last year, which admitted 151 of 2,513 applicants (6.0% EDII rate).
Rice University introduced Early Decision II for the Class of 2029, sharing the January 4 deadline with Regular Decision but delivering binding decisions by mid-February. In its inaugural year, ED II admitted 151 of 2,513 applicants at a 6.0% rate.
Rice University's acceptance rate dropped to 7.7% for the Class of 2030, admitting 2,984 of 38,603 applicants. Rice admitted a record number through Early Decision I and QuestBridge. For the Class of 2029, ED applications hit 5,483 with an 11.84% ED rate.
Rice introduced Early Decision II for the Class of 2029 with a January 4 deadline. ED II admitted 151 of 2,513 applicants (6.0% rate). ED I rate expected to remain in single digits for Class of 2030.
Rice University, a private research university in Houston, Texas, anchors undergraduate life in a residential college system that houses students for all four years and maintains a roughly 6-to-1 student-faculty ratio.
Rice University's acceptance rate is approximately 8% for the 2026 cycle. The university continues its Rice Investment financial aid program, which provides full tuition for families earning under $75,000 and partial aid for families up to $200,000.
Rice University's acceptance rate is 7.9% for the Class of 2030. The university offers Early Decision I, Early Decision II, and Regular Decision application plans. Rice is a comprehensive research university on a 300-acre campus in Houston, Texas.
Rice's acceptance rate for Class of 2029 was 7.8% across both rounds from 36,777 applications. Incoming freshmen assigned to one of eleven residential colleges. ED I rate at 13.2% with additional Questbridge admits.