First-year admissions

Rice University acceptance rate

Rice University admitted 8.0% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (2,948 of 36,791), unchanged from 8.0% for fall 2024. Early decision admitted 11.3% for fall 2025 (647 of 5,748). It was 11.1% for fall 2018. Applications rose from 20,923 to 36,791 over that span. Usable figures for fall 2020 are not in our archive.

Rice University’s acceptance rate, fall 2018–2025

Dark bars show first-year admission. Olive bars show early decision. — = not reported or not usable.

Rice University first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first. Early-decision rate is shown under the first-year rate when the report includes C21 counts.
Year	Acceptance rate	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield	Source
Fall 20252025–26 report	8.0%11.3% ED	36,791	2,948	1,263	42.8%	PDF
Fall 20242024–25 report	8.0%16.8% ED	32,473	2,597	1,148	44.2%	PDF
Fall 20232023–24 report	7.9%16.5% ED	31,059	2,447	1,125	46.0%	PDF
Fall 20222022–23 report	8.7%18.8% ED	31,443	2,730	1,203	44.1%	PDF
Fall 20212021–22 report	9.5%18.1% ED	29,544	2,802	2,021	72.1%	PDF
Fall 20202020–21 report	—	Report on file; counts not usable
Fall 20192019–20 report	8.7%—	27,087	2,361	964	40.8%	PDF
Fall 20182018–19 report	11.1%22.1% ED	20,923	2,328	960	41.2%	PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Rice University, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Early-decision figures are section C21 (applications received and admitted under the early decision plan). Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.

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