Rice University offered admissions to 2,399 students out of a total 31,049 applicants, The 7.7% admit rate was a new record-low, surpassing last year’s previous record-low of 8.56%.

The lowest admission rates, for the class of 2026, is Harvard University with 3%. Using its data from the class of 2027, the students who are starting this autumn, just 1,942 students were ...