SAT Scores Trends at Rice

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Rice University is 1521, and current year SAT score is 1550, the same as last year

The SAT score have been increased 75 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at Rice. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Rice.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores Rice by SAT score range 1450-1550 and 1550+.

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The 2025 SAT score is 1550 at Rice. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1466 (25^th percentile) and 1569 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at Rice.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Rice University since 2015.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	1,390	1,475	1,560	710	755	800	680	720	760
2016-17	1,410	1,490	1,570	720	760	800	690	730	770
2017-18	1,490	1,535	1,580	760	780	800	730	755	780
2018-19	1,450	1,505	1,560	750	775	800	700	730	760
2019-20	1,470	1,520	1,570	750	775	800	720	745	770
2020-21	1,460	1,515	1,570	750	775	800	710	740	770
2021-22	1,490	1,530	1,570	770	785	800	720	745	770
2022-23	1,490	1,540	1,570	760	790	800	730	750	770
2023-24	1,500	1,550	1,570	770	790	800	730	760	770
2024-25	1,510	1,550	1,570	770	790	800	740	760	770
Average	1466	1521	1569	751	778	800	715	744	769

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

Rice University SAT Score Trends Chart

Rice University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Rice University SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 35 at Rice. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 33 (25^th percentile) and 35 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are extremely competitive and high at Rice.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Rice University since 2015.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	32	34	35	33	34	35	31	33	35
2016-17	32	34	35	33	34	35	30	33	35
2017-18	33	34	35	33	34	35	31	33	35
2018-19	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	33	35
2019-20	33	34	35	34	35	36	31	34	36
2020-21	34	35	36	34	35	36	32	34	35
2021-22	34	35	35	35	36	36	32	34	35
2022-23	34	35	36	35	35	36	33	35	36
2023-24	34	35	36	35	35	36	33	35	36
2024-25	34	35	35	35	35	36	33	35	36
Average	33	34	35	34	35	36	32	34	35

Rice University ACT Score Trends Chart

Rice University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Rice University ACT English Trends Chart

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Rice University' SAT score to similar schools.

	2024	2025	Change %
Rice University	1550	1550	-
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	1250	1220	2.46%
Louisiana Tech University	1210	1190	1.68%
University of North Texas	1100	1100	-
Florida Atlantic University	1120	1110	0.90%
University of Alabama at Birmingham	1340	1260	6.35%

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