According to Rice Thresher, applicant pool increases by 20+%

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<p>The official Rice applicant numbers for the last two years can be found here:
[Rice</a> University | News & Media](<a href=“http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=12655&SnID=2037779728]Rice”>http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=12655&SnID=2037779728)

Of the 11,172 applicants for fall 2009, Rice offered admission to 2,487 students, and 925 of them have expressed their intention to enroll by paying a nonrefundable deposit. That’s nearly a 16 percent increase over the 799 deposits for fall 2008, when Rice granted admission to 2,244 of 9,806 applicants.

The university plans to grow 30% in size over the next several years (search for the V2C plan on the Rice web site). So… the increased application pressure may not significantly change the the type of student selected.</p>