Is Georgia Tech or Rice harder to get into for undergraduate admissions?

In a general sense, Rice is usually harder to get into than Georgia Tech for undergraduate admission. Georgia Tech is also very selective, but its admit difficulty varies more depending on whether you are in-state or out-of-state, and that matters a lot.

Georgia Tech can feel just as hard, or in some cases harder, for certain applicants, especially out-of-state students targeting engineering, computer science, or other very popular technical majors. Tech has a larger undergraduate enrollment and, as a public university, it serves a different mission than Rice. For Georgia residents, admission is often more accessible than Rice. For non-residents applying to the most in-demand programs, the competition can be intense enough that the difference narrows.

So if you are asking for the broad national answer, Rice is usually considered the more difficult school to get into overall. If you are thinking specifically about an out-of-state applicant aiming for one of Georgia Tech’s most competitive majors, Georgia Tech may not feel much easier in practice.