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Rice University Common Data Set 2025-26
TXTest policy: Test-optional: SAT or ACT recommended if available, not required; applicants who do not submit get full considerationCompare with other schoolsAP credit policy
Acceptance rate
8%
2,948 of 36,791
Early decision rate
11.3%
Non-ED pool: 7.4%
SAT middle 50%
1510–1560
ACT middle 50%
34–36
Who got into Rice University: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 200Waitlisted 154Rejected 238Preview
Self-reported by 592 applicants on Reddit, so it leans toward strong applicants and isn't Rice University's official data. 19 with lower scores are off the chart but counted in the table. See your chances
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GPA and SAT of 592 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 36,791 |
| AdmittedC1 | 2,948 |
| EnrolledC1 | 1,263 |
| YieldC1 | 42.8% |
| Early decisionC21 | 647 of 5,748 (11.3%) |
| Early actionC22 | Not offered |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 3,196 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 2,204 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 66 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 3% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 59% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 24% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 740–770 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 760–800 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | — |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | — |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | — |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | — |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | — |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | $71,140 |
| Required feesG1 | $984 |
| Food and housingG1 | $20,530 |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | 99.6% |
| Average % of need metH2 | 100% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $75,643 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $73,663 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankVery important
- Academic GPAVery important
- Standardized test scoresVery important
- Application essayVery important
- Recommendation(s)Very important
- InterviewConsidered
- Extracurricular activitiesVery important
- Talent/abilityVery important
- Character/personal qualitiesVery important
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyConsidered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
- Volunteer workConsidered
- Work experienceConsidered
- Level of applicant's interestConsidered
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 4,807 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 96.8% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 95.3% |
Notes on this filing
- C8A marks SAT/ACT as 'Recommended' and C8F confirms test-optional; however C7 rates standardized test scores as 'Very Important', which sits uneasily with a test-optional policy.
- C8F also says AP and institutional exams may be submitted; C8G lists AP and institutional exam for placement.
- C21: early decision enrolled count (629) is printed but has no field in this schema; early action is marked No, so its fields are null.
- C2: waitlist rows are unlabeled in the PDF for the admitted count; mapped by position to 66 (admitted from waitlist), 2,204 (accepted a place) and 3,196 (offered a place).
- C12/C11: GPA distribution and average are N/A, so GPA fields are null.
- B4-B11 (Fall 2019 cohort): the 4-year completion rate is not printed as a percent; only the 6-year rate (95.3%) is stated, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
- B22: retention 96.77% is printed as the census-date retention figure for the Fall 2024 entering cohort (1,107 of 1,144).
- G1: costs are for UG entered 2024 and later; the form header refers to 2026-27 academic year costs.
- H2: pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed, so it is null. pct_need_fully_met was computed as line h (568) over line d (570) = 99.6%. The instructions describe line d as 'any need-based aid', but the form labels it 'any financial aid'.
- H2: avg_pct_need_met of 100.0% and the average package and grant figures are taken from the first-time, full-time first-year column.
Source: Rice University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.