Division I · American Conference
Rice University · Admissions
Houston, TX · City · Private · Research university · the Owls · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
8%
Admitted
of 31,059 applicants
96th
Selectivity percentile
among Division I schools
1500–1570
SAT middle 50%
34–36
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
96%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1500 – 1570
Your SAT
SAT reading
730 – 770
SAT math
770 – 800
ACT
34 – 36
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants31,059
- Admitted2,485 8%
- Undergraduates4,574
- Women44%
- Graduate within 6 years96%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
Where it ranks
#2Class sizeof 366 · Division I#4Retentionof 366 · Division I#5Graduationof 366 · Division I#6Highest SATof 292 · Division I#13Most selectiveof 359 · Division I
Among Division I schools; every list Rice University is on.
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