Standardized Testing
Test scores are important and good scores help, but they are not an absolute criterion. Our review process looks for evidence of a student's motivation, creativity, character, unique talents, and experiences that shape the quality of life in and out of the classroom.
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Class Entering |
Standardized Testing Requirements
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Freshman applicants for Fall 2010 |
All freshman applicants must take either the SAT and two SAT Subject Tests in fields related to their proposed area of study, or the ACT with the writing test. |
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2010 Transfer applicants |
All transfer applicants must submit an SAT or ACT score. |
All scores must be sent directly from the testing organization. Rice's College Board code is 6609, and our ACT code is 4152.
Rice uses the highest scores from any sitting on the SAT in order to consider each applicant's most positive test results. Recognizing that this policy could disadvantage those students who cannot afford repeated testing or expensive test prep coaching, we believe a comprehensive testing history provides us with the appropriate context required for making a fair judgment of what the test scores mean in a holistic admission process. Therefore, we require all applicants submitting the SAT to submit all scores to Rice. The ACT does not condone splitting and combining subscores from multiple sittings, therefore, it is Rice's policy to use the highest ACT composite score in admission consideration.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS: In addition to the required tests listed above, applicants whose first language and language of instruction was not English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 600 on the paper-based test, 250 on the computer-based test, or 100 on the Internet-based test.
