Rhodes College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 1,100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,655 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 258 (73%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,800
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 33%
From Region 23%
Athletes 491 (28.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Black 10%
Asian 9%
Hispanic 8%
International 7%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rhodes College 531 41% 69% 7% 7% 6% 6% $73,277 53 +0.19 56 94%
Computer Science 40 +1 68% 60% 15% 10% 5% 10% $99,658 23 -0.74 89 85% — — — —
Chemistry 31 +1 39% 39% 32% 3% 3% 6% $68,910 38 -0.26 45 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +3 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $88,586 68 +0.12 81 — — — — —
Physics 15 — 73% 60% 7% 7% 7% 20% $88,030 68 +0.32 80 — — — — —
Biology 64 — 41% 72% 6% 8% 3% 8% $67,204 54 +0.09 40 97% — — — —
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,719 19 -0.60 33 — — — — —
Neuroscience 36 — 17% 58% 17% 8% 6% 3% $54,465 10 -1.10 10 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 11 — 27% 82% 0% 0% 9% 9% $59,117 56 +0.06 19 — — — — —
Business Administration 56 +1 75% 79% 0% 7% 7% 5% $94,045 86 +0.85 85 96% — — — —
Economics 7 — 29% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $94,482 58 -0.13 86 85% — — — —
International Business 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $109,213 86 +1.13 94 — — — — —
International Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,482 58 -0.13 86 85% — — — —
Political Economy 12 — 75% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $77,844 23 -0.76 65 96% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 21 +2 57% 76% 0% 0% 5% 19% $94,482 58 -0.13 86 85% — — — —
African American Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $61,717 63 +0.20 25 — — — — —
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 21 +2 10% 71% 10% 10% 10% 0% $64,187 66 +0.21 32 — — — — —
Classics 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $57,841 65 +0.09 16 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 2 +4 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $61,431 62 +0.17 24 — — — — —
English 22 +5 14% 77% 0% 0% 0% 9% $63,640 94 +1.37 30 90% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,687 63 +0.20 25 — — — — —
French 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,073 56 +0.09 19 — — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $62,616 81 +0.51 28 — — — — —
German — +4 — — — — — — $59,156 57 +0.10 19 — — — — —
History 9 +2 78% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $53,293 38 -0.35 9 94% — — — —
Latin American Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,512 62 +0.18 25 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,047 58 +0.05 26 — — — — —
Religion 5 +1 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $60,497 91 +1.19 22 — — — — —
Russian Studies 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,328 62 +0.17 24 — — — — —
Spanish 6 +8 17% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $59,179 57 +0.10 19 — — — — —
Anthropology 11 — 9% 73% 0% 9% 18% 0% $57,973 62 +0.10 17 100% — — — —
Communication and Media Studies 3 +6 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,783 73 +0.55 42 — — — — —
International Studies 18 +1 33% 72% 6% 11% 6% 0% $75,197 66 +0.13 60 84% — — — —
Political Science 30 +3 47% 70% 3% 7% 3% 3% $77,844 72 +0.41 65 96% — — — —
Psychology 39 +2 15% 62% 15% 8% 10% 0% $64,516 94 +1.43 33 100% — — — —
Education 16 +3 12% 75% 0% 12% 6% 6% $59,778 79 +0.55 20 — — — — —
Art 5 — 20% 40% 0% 60% 0% 0% $55,940 89 +0.98 13 — — — — —
Art History 6 +2 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $56,099 76 +0.33 13 — — — — —
Music 5 — 40% 60% 0% 20% 0% 20% $55,371 87 +0.93 12 — — — — —
Urban Studies 12 +2 17% 58% 0% 0% 17% 0% $66,583 39 -0.17 38 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $61,060
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 79%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Life & Natural Sciences 19.4% 103 32% 67% 10% 8% 4% 6% $62,679 27 -0.35 28 98% —
Social Sciences 19.0% 101 30% 68% 8% 8% 8% 1% $69,763 87 +0.73 47 96% —
Business & Economics 18.6% 99 67% 80% 1% 4% 5% 9% $92,516 77 +0.38 84 93% —
Humanities 15.3% 81 30% 73% 4% 6% 9% 2% $61,433 80 +0.49 24 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 9.8% 52 50% 50% 21% 4% 4% 12% $76,696 45 -0.05 63 — —
Computer Science 7.5% 40 68% 60% 15% 10% 5% 10% $99,658 30 -0.74 89 85% —
Arts 5.3% 28 18% 61% 0% 14% 11% 4% $60,434 84 +0.34 22 — —
Education 3.0% 16 12% 75% 0% 12% 6% 6% $59,778 83 +0.55 20 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.1% 11 27% 82% 0% 0% 9% 9% $59,117 44 +0.06 19 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 84 $850K $850K $0
Track & Field (combined) 68 $197K $197K $0
Baseball 45 $543K $543K $0
Lacrosse 42 $302K $302K $0
Soccer 30 $217K $217K $0
Swimming & Diving 22 $154K $154K $0
Basketball 18 $378K $378K $0
Tennis 13 $118K $118K $0
Golf 11 $116K $116K $0
Total 288 $2.9M $2.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 74 $208K $208K $0
Soccer 35 $192K $192K $0
Lacrosse 26 $241K $241K $0
Field Hockey 25 $269K $269K $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $158K $158K $0
Softball 22 $208K $208K $0
Volleyball 16 $185K $185K $0
Basketball 12 $249K $249K $0
Golf 9 $194K $194K $0
Tennis 9 $115K $115K $0
Total 203 $2.0M $2.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 142 $406K $406K $0
Football 84 $850K $850K $0
Lacrosse 68 $544K $544K $0
Soccer 65 $410K $410K $0
Baseball 45 $543K $543K $0
Swimming & Diving 45 $313K $313K $0
Basketball 30 $628K $628K $0
Field Hockey 25 $269K $269K $0
Softball 22 $208K $208K $0
Tennis 22 $234K $234K $0
Golf 20 $310K $310K $0
Volleyball 16 $185K $185K $0
Total 491 $6.7M $6.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 74% 19%
Early Decision 72% 79% 20%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 55%
SAT Range 1360 – 1470
SAT Math Range 660 – 760
SAT RW Range 670 – 730