Class of 2013
Rice is one of the most selective universities in the nation, receiving 11,172 applications for admission to the Class of 2013 and extending offers to 2,495 students, or 22 percent. Students at Rice are among the best and brightest in the world and have the opportunity to participate in research with leading faculty, become in engaged in projects that benefit the Houston community, and study abroad for a semester or even longer.
| First-Year Students Fall 2009 |
| Gender |
| Female |
429 |
(48%) |
| Male |
465 |
(52%) |
| Total |
894
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| ACT and SAT I Scores |
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25th
Percentile |
75th
Percentile |
| ACT Composite |
30 |
34 |
| SAT Reading |
640 |
750 |
| SAT Math |
670 |
780 |
| SAT Writing |
640 |
730 |
| SAT Composite* |
1340 |
1500 |
| *reading and math only |
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| Activities Profile |
| Community service involvement |
772 |
| Varsity athletes |
697 |
| Multilingual |
516 |
| Club/organization presidents |
280 |
| Drama/debate participants |
207 |
| Student government members |
164 |
| Research experience |
104 |
| Class presidents |
34 |
| Boys/Girls State participants |
22 |
| Student Council presidents |
12 |
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| National Merit Finalists |
Freshman recipients
(21% of class) |
184 |
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U.S. Citizens/Residents Schooled in U.S. |
782 |
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| U.S. Citizens Schooled Internationally |
| Argentina |
1 |
Hong Kong |
1 |
Qatar |
1 |
| Canada |
3 |
India |
1 |
Taiwan |
4 |
| China |
1 |
Korea, Republic of |
3 |
Turkey |
1 |
| Germany |
1 |
Mexico |
1 |
United Kingdom |
1 |
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Total |
19
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Foreign Nationals |
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| Brazil |
1 |
Iran |
1 |
Nicaragua |
1 |
| Bulgaria |
1 |
Japan |
1 |
Norway |
1 |
| Canada |
8 |
Kenya |
1 |
Singapore |
2 |
| China |
44 |
Korea, Republic of |
33 |
Taiwan |
1 |
El Salvador
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1 |
Macedonia |
1 |
Thailand |
1 |
| Guatemala |
1 |
Malaysia |
1 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1 |
| Honduras |
1 |
Mexico |
2 |
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| India |
7 |
Morocco |
1 |
Total |
112 |
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