How Rice's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 12.62%, and this year's acceptance rate is 10.89% at Rice University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 12.40% and women students' rate is 12.85%.

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	16.74%	16.53%	16.97%
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	-	-	-
2020-21	10.89% -	10.65% -	11.15% -
Average	12.62%	12.40%	12.85%

Rice University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 8 years is 32.39% where the current academic year yield is 38.87%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Rice University from 2013 to 2021.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37.89%	38.95%	36.80%
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	-	-	-
2020-21	38.87% -	40.75% -	36.97% -
Average	32.39%	33.21%	31.53%

Rice University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 16,471, the average number of admitted is 2,332, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 860.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	15,415	2,581	978
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	-	-	-
2020-21	23,455 -	2,555 -	993 -
Average	16,471	2,332	860

Rice University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Rice

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes