A portion of Part III "A Universal Education" appears in substantially different form in July 1963 If under the title "Down to the Worlds of Men".
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Hugo Award | Best Novel | Runner-up |
| 1969 | Nebula Award | Novel | Winner |
| 1975 | Locus Poll Award | All-Time Best Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1968 |
|
Rite of Passage | Ace Books | Novel | 7 |
| February 1969 |
|
Rite of Passage | Sidgwick & Jackson | Novel | |
| November 1969 |
|
Rite of Passage | Ace Books | Novel | 7 |
| 1970 |
|
Rite of Passage | Sphere Books | Novel | 7 |
| 1970 |
|
Rite of Passage | Sphere Books | Novel | 7 |
| July 1970 |
|
Rite of Passage | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Novel | |
| July 1971 | Science Fiction Special (5) | Sidgwick & Jackson | Omnibus | ||
| 1973 |
|
Rite of Passage | Sphere | Novel | |
| April 1973 |
|
Rite of Passage | Ace Books | Novel | 1 |
| November 1974 |
|
Rite of Passage | Ace Books | Novel | 7 |
| 1975 |
|
Rite of Passage | Ace Books | Novel | 7 |
| June 1976 |
|
Rite of Passage | Gregg Press | Novel | 1 |
| July 1978 |
|
Rite of Passage | Ace Books | Novel | 7 |
| 1980 |
|
Rite of Passage | Magnum | Novel | |
| March 1982 |
|
Rite of Passage | Timescape / Pocket Books | Novel | |
| March 1982 |
|
Rite of Passage | Timescape / Pocket Books | Novel | 20 |
| September 1987 |
|
Rite of Passage | Methuen | Novel | |
| July 1991 |
|
Rite of Passage | The Easton Press | Novel | 1 |
| December 2004 |
|
Rite of Passage | Science Fiction Book Club | Novel | |
| February 2007 |
|
Rite of Passage | Fairwood Press | Novel | |
| July 2012 |
|
Rite of Passage | Audible Frontiers | Novel | |
| May 2016 |
|
Rite of Passage | Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio | Novel |