Class of 2011
Rice is one of the most selective universities in the nation, receiving 8,968 applications for admission to the Class of 2011 and extending offers to 2,251 students, or 25 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 2007 |
| Gender |
| Female |
346 |
(47%) |
| Male |
396 |
(53%) |
| Total |
742 |
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| |
| ACT and SAT I Scores |
| |
25th
Percentile |
75th
Percentile |
| ACT Composite |
29 |
34 |
| SAT Reading |
640 |
750 |
| SAT Math |
670 |
780 |
| SAT Writing |
640 |
730 |
| SAT Composite* |
1330 |
1510 |
| *reading and math only |
|
| |
| Activities Profile |
| Community service involvement |
592 |
| Varsity athletes |
434 |
| Multilingual |
296 |
| Club/organization presidents |
245 |
| Drama/debate participants |
162 |
| Student government members |
144 |
| Research experience |
95 |
| Class presidents |
23 |
| Boys/Girls State participants |
20 |
Editors-in-chief
(yearbook and newspaper) |
38 |
| Student Council presidents |
17 |
| |
| National Merit Awards |
| Freshman recipients 159 (21% of class) |
|
Geographical Representation of Fall 2007 First-Year Students |
 |
|
U.S. Students Schooled Internationally
|
| Canada |
1 |
Mexico |
1 |
Taiwan |
2 |
| Hong Kong |
1 |
Netherlands |
1 |
United Arab Emirates |
1 |
| India |
1 |
Panama |
2 |
United Kingdom |
2 |
| Indonesia |
1 |
Peru |
1 |
|
|
| Japan |
2 |
Qatar |
1 |
|
|
| Korea, Republic of |
1 |
Singapore |
2 |
Total |
20 |
| |
|
International Students
|
| Brazil |
1 |
Japan |
2 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1 |
| Bulgaria |
1 |
Korea, Republic of |
12 |
Taiwan |
2 |
| Canada |
4 |
Netherlands |
1 |
Tunisia |
1 |
| China |
7 |
Pakistan |
2 |
United Arab Emirates |
1 |
| Germany |
2 |
Poland |
1 |
Venezuela |
1 |
| Hong Kong |
2 |
Saudi Arabia |
1 |
|
|
| India |
2 |
Singapore |
1 |
Total |
45 |
