Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Rice

At Rice University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 13.10%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 8.68%. Rice University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 38.63%, and the 2023 yield is 44.07%. The number of Rice applicants increased by 6.43% (1,899 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 13.10%, and this year's acceptance rate is 8.68% at Rice University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 12.85% and women students' rate is 13.45%. Rice University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Rice University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 16.71% 15.96% 17.44%
2013-14 16.74%
0.04%
16.53%
-0.47%
16.97%
-0.47%
2014-15 15.10%
-1.64%
15.02%
-1.78%
15.19%
-1.78%
2015-16 15.96%
0.86%
16.16%
0.56%
15.75%
0.56%
2016-17 15.27%
-0.69%
14.74%
0.09%
15.84%
0.09%
2017-18 15.86%
0.58%
15.30%
0.61%
16.45%
0.61%
2018-19 11.13%
-4.73%
10.83%
-5.00%
11.45%
-5.00%
2019-20 8.72%
-2.41%
8.56%
-2.57%
8.89%
-2.57%
2020-21 10.89%
2.18%
10.65%
2.27%
11.15%
2.27%
2021-22 9.00%
-1.89%
9.00%
-1.15%
10.00%
-1.15%
2022-23 8.68%
-0.32%
8.57%
-1.20%
8.80%
-1.20%
Average 13.10% 12.85% 13.45%
Rice University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 38.63% where the current academic year yield is 44.07%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Rice University from 2012 to 2023.
YearTotalMenWomen
2012-13 36.99% 38.10% 35.99%
2013-14 37.89%
0.91%
38.95%
0.81%
36.80%
0.81%
2014-15 35.45%
-2.44%
36.73%
-2.76%
34.04%
-2.76%
2015-16 33.82%
-1.63%
33.91%
-0.31%
33.73%
-0.31%
2016-17 35.22%
1.40%
35.33%
1.39%
35.12%
1.39%
2017-18 36.59%
1.37%
37.59%
0.48%
35.59%
0.48%
2018-19 41.24%
4.64%
42.39%
4.42%
40.02%
4.42%
2019-20 40.83%
-0.41%
40.84%
0.80%
40.82%
0.80%
2020-21 38.87%
-1.97%
40.75%
-3.85%
36.97%
-3.85%
2021-22 44.00%
5.14%
44.05%
7.01%
43.98%
7.01%
2022-23 44.07%
0.06%
44.61%
-0.45%
43.53%
-0.45%
Average 38.63% 39.39% 37.87%
Rice University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 21,362, the average number of admitted is 2,630, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,014. The number of Rice applicants increased by 6.43% (1,899 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Rice University from 2012 to 2023.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2012-13 15,133 2,528 935
2013-14 15,415
282
2,581
43
978
43
2014-15 17,728
2,313
2,677
-29
949
-29
2015-16 17,951
223
2,865
20
969
20
2016-17 18,236
285
2,785
12
981
12
2017-18 18,063
-173
2,864
67
1,048
67
2018-19 20,923
2,860
2,328
-88
960
-88
2019-20 27,087
6,164
2,361
4
964
4
2020-21 23,455
-3,632
2,555
29
993
29
2021-22 29,544
6,089
2,659
177
1,170
177
2022-23 31,443
1,899
2,730
33
1,203
33
Average 21,362 2,630 1,014
Rice University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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