James A Rhodes State College Overview
James A Rhodes State College is a public institution located in Lima, Ohio. Lima is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.
What Is James A Rhodes State College Known For?
- Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Rhodes State College since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
- The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Rhodes State College.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 36% of the faculty were full-time.
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James A Rhodes State College Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Rhodes State College.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Rhodes State College has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Highest Paid Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduates | College Factual |
#17 | Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology | College Factual |
#26 | Best Value Colleges for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | College Factual |
#31 | Best Value Colleges for Human Resource Management | College Factual |
#168 | Best Value Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences | College Factual |
#255 | Best Value Colleges for Nursing | College Factual |
Where Is James A Rhodes State College?

Contact details for Rhodes State College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 4240 Campus Dr, Lima, OH 45804 |
Phone: | 419-995-8320 |
How Do I Get Into Rhodes State College?
You can apply to Rhodes State College online at: www.rhodesstate.edu/en/Admissions/Apply Now to RSC.aspx
Can I Afford James A Rhodes State College?
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Rhodes State College, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $4,623 a year. That adds up to $18,492 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Rhodes State College is 10.7%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
James A Rhodes State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 594 full-time undergraduates at Rhodes State College, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of James A Rhodes State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 25 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 491 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 65 |
Over 3 countries are represented at Rhodes State College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, Ghana, and Vietnam.
Online Learning at James A Rhodes State College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rhodes State College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 47th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Rhodes State College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at James A Rhodes State College was 10.4%. This is the #1,369 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rhodes State College regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Rhodes State College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections | 35% |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 35% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Rhodes State College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Rhodes State College.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Economics | #60 | |
Human Services | #78 | |
Social Work | #92 | |
Computer Programming | #99 | |
Finance & Financial Management | #101 | |
Business Support & Assistant Services | #223 | |
Public Administration & Social Service | #318 | |
Social Sciences | #324 | |
Accounting | #468 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
James A Rhodes State College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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