莱斯大学录取学生之时除了考评申请者的分数之外，更加注重申请者的整体素质，其中包括学习能力，创造力，艺术天分，积极性，领导潜能以及生活经验等等。在审核学生之时，莱斯大学招生官们一直在尽力避免以班级排名，GPA，SAT或ACT成绩来判定学生的竞争力，他们更青睐于拥有独立思想，学习能力强，有报效社会之心的学生。

以下列表中的数据展现了往年莱斯大学被录取学生的概况，但是请谨记，此数据仅作参考。

Applicants (based on Decision Plans)

 

# of Applicants

# of Admits

Admission rate

# Enrolled

Early Decision

  1,298

   322

25%

297

Regular Decision

14,117

2,261

16%

685

TOTAL

15,415

2,583

17%

982

Test Scores (Middle 50% ranges of Admitted Students)

 

25th percentile

75th percentile

SAT Critical Reading

690

780

SAT Math

720

800

SAT Writing

690

780

 

 

 

ACT Composite

31

35

Rank in Class

82% of the ranked freshmen were in the top 5% of their graduating class. (50% of students reported a class rank)

 

Gender

 

Number

% of class

Female

469

48%

Male

518

52%

Diversity

 

% of class

Asian American

21%

Caucasian

37%

Hispanic

17%

African American

6%

Native American

<1%

Multiracial

4%

International Citizens

14%

Geography

 

% of class

Texas

46%

Out-of-state/U.S. Territories/International

54%

 

Foreign Nationals (by citizenship)

 

# of students

 

 

# of students

Australia

3

Japan

2

Canada

6

Korea, Republic of

20

Cayman Islands

1

Myanmar

1

China

88

New Zealand

1

Finland

1

Nigeria

1

Germany

1

Norway

1

Hong Kong

2

Singapore

4

India

6

Turkey

2

Indonesia

1

United Kingdom

2

       

       

TOTAL: 143

 

Activities Profile

 

# of students

Community Service involvement

829

Varsity Athletes

657

Multilingual

656

Club/Organization Presidents

299

Drama/debate participants

237

Band/Orchestra

275

Solo Voice/Choir

112

Student government members

163

Research experience

161

Class presidents

58

Student Council Presidents

25