Rhodes College Overview

Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The city atmosphere of Memphis makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Rhodes College Known For?

• Rhodes College has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Rhodes College.
• During a recent academic cycle, 82% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Rhodes College with a bachelor's degree make about $66,651 a year. That's 63% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Rhodes College student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Rhodes College?

Contact details for Rhodes College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2000 North Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112-1690
Phone:	901-843-3000
Website:	www.rhodes.edu

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How Do I Get Into Rhodes College?

You can apply to Rhodes College online at: www.rhodes.edu/content/apply-rhodes

Admission Requirements for Rhodes College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rhodes College?

With an acceptance rate of 54%, Rhodes College does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 11% of students accepted to Rhodes College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 730. Math scores were between 650 and 740.

Rhodes College received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 30 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

Can I Afford Rhodes College?

The overall average net price of Rhodes College is $38,089. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Rhodes College, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $7,444 a year. That adds up to $29,776 over four years for those students.

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Rhodes College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,840 undergraduate students at Rhodes College, with 1,788 being full-time and 52 being part-time.

There are also 35 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,788 full-time undergraduates at Rhodes College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rhodes College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	129
Black or African American	177
Hispanic or Latino	116
White	1,148
International Students	106
Other Races/Ethnicities	112

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Rhodes College. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at Rhodes College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Germany.

Rhodes College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Biology	69	0	0	69
Business Administration & Management	63	0	0	63
Computer Science	32	0	0	32
General Psychology	30	0	0	30
International Relations & National Security	30	0	0	30
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	28	0	0	28
Economics	25	0	0	25
Political Science & Government	25	0	0	25
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	16	7	0	23
Chemistry	23	0	0	23
General English Literature	22	0	0	22
History	21	0	0	21
Romance Languages	19	0	0	19
Natural Resources Conservation	19	0	0	19
Physics	13	0	0	13
Accounting	0	0	12	12
Urban Studies	12	0	0	12
Anthropology	11	0	0	11
General Education	10	0	0	10
Music	10	0	0	10
Philosophy	9	0	0	9
Fine & Studio Arts	9	0	0	9
Liberal Arts General Studies	7	0	0	7
Mathematics	7	0	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	4	0	0	4
Area Studies	4	0	0	4
Germanic Languages	4	0	0	4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	2	0	0	2
Classical Languages & Literature	2	0	0	2
Religious Studies	2	0	0	2
Ethnic Studies	1	0	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	529	7	12	548

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ed Uthman, MD under License

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