Wow…so if Rice received 20,900 applications, it sounds like they accepted around 2300 students. In past years, Rice has accepted between 2500-2800 applicants (based on CDS data). Is my math right? Last year Rice accepted 2864. https://futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Freshman_Profile.asp
@Faulkner1897 Thank you so much!!
Same with my daughter - I guess this means she didn’t get any scholarship and everything is out of pocket?
@otrastudying Waitlisted too. Houston native. Yes I’m getting waitlisted all over the place or Rejected. White Male 1570 SAT 3.99 UW 4.6 W GPA, National Merit Finalist, 12 APs all tests 5s and 4s. 13/806 rank at large public high school. Founded FBLA club, VP of H4H club, Bunch of Science Olympiad medals. Full pay so it isn’t a need aware thing. Even my safety schools are waitlisting me. I’m starting to freak out a bit and wondering if my references were boring or what?
@Faulkner1897, total applicants 20898, 11% acceptance overall (2300) doesn’t tell the whole story. They had already accepted 371 out of 1916 in Early Decision round @ 19%, which would imply their regular round acceptance is likely to be in the 9% range (2300-371)/(20898-1916). What is even more scary are the following points:
- Last year total acceptances were 2864 (or a 20% reduction this year). This would imply either Rice reducing incoming class size or their yield was high last year making them bet that they can get the targeted class size with fewer acceptances this year
- ED pool was 20% higher this year over last with ED acceptances 12% higher than last
I would venture to guess that next year things are going to get a whole lot more scarier - which will only increase the ED pool and make it that much harder for ‘uncommitted’ students to get in.
Rejected for engineering, not surprised at all. 27 ACT, 3.8 GPA
My child was rejected, no surprise at all from NY. SAT 1500 and 4.0, received a free application or else would never have applied. Congrats to all that were accepted !!!
Sorry to hear that
My child was rejected at 1560 SAT. National Merit Finalist. Competitive sport. Strong recs. Free app due to perfect scores on SAT Subject tests.
Accepted to architecture , my sat is 1210 super scored with gpa of 95 . Strong recs/essay/portfolio and ecs. In addition low-income, URM latino, first gen college and from New York.
Congrats to all accepted students and luck to the waitlisted . Anything is possible
This is my 4th waitlist. I’ve been waitlisted at Tulane, Case Western, Emory and now Rice. Still have many decisions to get back but I am beginning to get annoyed.
SAT 1530, GPA 3.97UW and 4.6W, SAT chem 770 SAT math II 790
Texas resident waitlisted @ Rice
4.51 weighted GPA
1550 SAT, 35 ACT, 800 SAT Subject Math 2, 800 SAT Subject Chemistry,
National merit finalist
Won national and international awards in EC
Accepted to:
*UT Austin (engineering honors/merit scholarship)
*Emory (merit scholarship)
*UChicago
Speculating that Rice recruited the UPenn admissions director with the goal of increasing Rice’s ranking to be in Top 10 in USNWR rankings.
Accepted for cs major with Trustee and century scholars. 1600 sat, 5 sat subjuct 800’s. 11 ap’s all 5. NMF, national champion in one team competition. Ranked 1st in school. Research experience with paper. Etc.
Accepted! Also received Trustee Distinguished Scholarship. Philosophy major.
Accepted!!!
1570 SAT, 3.87 UW GPA
International Student
Accepted to: Northwestern, Emory, UCLA, University of Michigan, UNC Chapel HIll
Waitlisted: Johns Hopkins
Projected Acceptance Rate (Regular Decision and Total)
Target Class Size – 950
Early Decision (ED) – 371
ED Drops – (15)
Net ED Class – 356
Regular Decision Class – 594
Total Applicants – 20,898
Class of 2021 ED Applicants – 1,603
2022 ED Applicant Increase – 16%
Total 2022 ED Applicants – 1,859
Class of 2022 Regular Decision Applicants – 19,039 (Total Less ED)
Regular Decision Class Size – 594
Admits if 35% yield – 1,697 (8.9% RD acceptance rate)
Admits if 37% yield – 1,605 (8.4% RD acceptance rate)
Total Acceptance Rate (ED and RD)
@ 35% yield – 9.9% (2,068/20,898)
@ 37% yield – 9.4% (1,976/20,898)
Given the over enrollment for the class of 2021, Rice is probably more likely to use waitlist for any surprises in yield.
Is it just me or does it seem that The majority of waitlisted kids seem to be Texas natives.
I know that last year Rice had a much higher yield From Houston kids than expected. Could it be there trying to reduce that number??
I am from New York and got waitlisted into engineering with a 1540 SAT, near perfect SAT II scores in Math II, Physics, and World History, national awards from National History Bowl, regional science fair awards, and other extracurricular activities. I am disappointed to say the least, but I didn’t know the acceptance rate was 11% this year.
Accepted for cs
California
1540 SAT, 770 on Math II and Physics
3.96 UW and 4.405 weighted GPA
Extra curricular: pres of CyberPatriot Club, pres of Republican club, director of competition robotics club, piano, self-taught programming (8 apps), self-taught 3D graphics
Four 5s, one 4 and one 3 on AP exams
1 actual college class (multivariable calculus)
Accepted for Social Sciences
PA
1600, 36, 800 on Math 2 and Bio
4.0 uw idk weighted
Lots of writing EC’s: two scholastic gold medals, publications , etc
science club outreach founder, treasurer
Trained in Indian dance and music for 9 years
Volunteering at temple and hospital
9 ap’s so far, 15 upon graduation (7 5’s, 4’s)
No merit which is kind of sad 
can’t afford otherwise and EFC says full pay. Missed the mark at merit at all of the merit giving colleges so far (rice, unc, duke, Vanderbilt, Emory, uva) so it looks like I’ll be going to the local state school w/ a scholarship anyway
Congrats to all those admitted and those not- remember your future is so bright regardless of what a college says