The invention relates to a method for adding a rare earth powder into a vacuum induction furnace. The method comprises the following steps: 1) mixing the rare earth powder with an atomized iron powder; 2) subjecting the uniformly-mixed powder to briquetting treatment; 3) subjecting a block obtained in the previous step to sintering under the protection of hydrogen; and 4) adding a rare earth intermediate into the vacuum induction furnace, wherein the rare earth intermediate is directly added from an alloy feeding inlet in the process of smelting in the vacuum induction furnace, and a rare earth element directly enters the molten steel. According to the invention, the rare earth powder and the atomized iron powder are subjected to mixing, briquetting and sintering, so the rare earth powderis wrapped into the atomized iron powder and is thus not prone to oxidization; transportation, storage and application of the rare earth powder are facilitated; and the yield of the rare earth elementwhen the rare earth powder is used for smelting in the vacuum induction furnace is greatly improved.