Rice University
Houston, TX · Official acceptance rate: 7.88%
Official Data
Source: College Scorecard, US Dept. of EducationAcceptance Rate
7.88%
SAT Average
1553
SAT Range (25th-75th)
1500-1570
ACT Median
35
ACT Range (25th-75th)
34-36
Undergrad Enrollment
4,562
Website
www.rice.edu/Decision Timeline
When Rice University releases admissions decisions
Early Decisionestimated
Dec 14, 2025
Regular Decisionestimated
Mar 20, 2026(23 days away)
Community Data
From 35 crowdsourced submissions
Total Submissions
35
Crowdsourced Accept Rate
29%
Avg GPA (UW)
3.97
Avg SAT
1539
Decision Breakdown
10
Accepted
8
Rejected
17
Waitlisted
0
Deferred
Avg ACT
31
SAT Range
1460-1590
GPA Range
3.90-4.19
Individual Submissions (35)
Showing 21-35 of 35 self-reported outcomes for Rice University
Rice University
TX · 2021-2022 · RD
Waitlisted
GPA (UW)
4.19
GPA (W)
4.00
SAT
1550
ACT
36
Major: neuroscience or bio/biomedical engineering (depending on the school)
Public HS
Research program at local universityHS varsity/club tennisInspirit AI camp (lol)Science Olympiadvarious volunteering stuffs
Self-Reported·via Reddit
Rice University
TX · 2021-2022 · RD
Rejected
GPA (UW)
4.00
GPA (W)