STATE COVERAGE
Rice and UT Austin publish detailed current-cycle essay, testing, portfolio and early-plan instructions.
RICE · ESSAYSVerifiedTop 50 / RICE · ESSAYS
The university’s live instructions divide the supplement among academic interests, the Rice experience and one of two community-focused prompts.
RICE · THE BOXVerifiedTop 50 / RICE · THE BOX
Applicants upload a two-dimensional image that communicates something meaningful without a written explanation.
RICE · EARLY DECISIONVerifiedTop 50 / RICE · EARLY DECISION
ED I decisions arrive by mid-December, ED II decisions by late January, and deferred applicants return to the Regular Decision pool.
RICE · TESTINGVerifiedTop 50 / RICE · TESTING
The current policy gives full consideration to non-submitters while allowing SAT, ACT, AP, IB and other academic testing to show readiness.
RICE · INTERVIEWSVerifiedTop 50 / RICE · INTERVIEWS
Students must submit the application before requesting a virtual interview, and the university publishes separate request and recorded-video deadlines.
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The admission committee automatically considers domestic and international admits, with notifications delivered at admission.
RICE · ARCHITECTUREVerifiedTop 50 / RICE · ARCHITECTURE
The portfolio is designed to show creative potential rather than professional drafting, while the essays examine motivation and response to place.
UT AUSTIN · TESTINGVerifiedTop 50 / UT AUSTIN · TESTING
The current checklist accepts the Classic Learning Test alongside SAT and ACT but requires official delivery by the applicable deadline.
UT AUSTIN · EARLY ACTIONVerifiedTop 50 / UT AUSTIN · EARLY ACTION
Deferred early applicants join regular-deadline candidates for a final decision by February 15, creating a two-stage review calendar.
RICE · CREATIVE PORTFOLIOSVerifiedTop 50 / RICE · CREATIVE PORTFOLIOS
Architecture applicants submit a multipage PDF, while Department of Art applicants use individual image or video files and are told not to upload PDFs.
RICE · QUESTBRIDGEVerifiedTop 50 / RICE · QUESTBRIDGE
QuestBridge candidates still answer the two 150-word Rice questions, while the longer community response is labeled optional.
INVESTIGATION · ENROLLMENT CAPACITYVerifiedTop 50 / INVESTIGATION · ENROLLMENT CAPACITY
Preliminary enrollment is nearing 9,200 after a five-year expansion. The AO matched seats with faculty, buildings, aid and selectivity to test whether growth widened access without thinning the student experience.
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TEXAS · FINANCIAL-AID AUDITVerifiedStates / TEXAS · FINANCIAL-AID AUDIT
The fall 2027 guarantee could reach 3,400 freshmen. The AO mapped the fine print: tuition and mandatory fees are covered, while housing, food, books and a 15-credit pace remain outside the headline.
TEXAS · DEGREE REDESIGNVerifiedStates / TEXAS · DEGREE REDESIGN
The initiative could reshape cost and completion choices, but students need proof that compressed degrees preserve licensure and transfer options.
TEXAS · ENROLLMENTVerifiedStates / TEXAS · ENROLLMENT
Preliminary enrollment spans Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, RELLIS and online programs, revealing a distributed growth strategy.
TEXASVerifiedStates / TEXAS
The university disclosed the new volume as fall classes began, while its next first-year cycle is already open with October 15 and December 1 deadlines.