Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Small |
Campus locale | City |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 2,029 |
Religious affiliation | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
Students with disability | 11% |
Student to faculty ratio | 10:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 1,488 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
No |
Rhodes College is somewhat selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 4,481 applications and 2,434 students were granted admission. Rhodes College is at the #52 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 75% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 25% submitted SAT scores.
SAT | 1170 to 1360 |
ACT | 27 to 31 |
In 2016-2017 academic year, Rhodes College's tuition was $44,632 for all students regardless of residency (66.6% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 94% of Rhodes College's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 13% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,475 (which is 1.7% above the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at Rhodes College in 2016-2017, was 254, which is 45% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,283 (which is 10.4% below the national average.)
In Fall 2016, Rhodes College has enrolled a total of 2,029 students (2,014 students full-time and 15 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 2,029 students, 11 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 45% men and 55% women and 1,999 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 30 for graduates studies.
White: 72%
Black/African American: 8%
Asian: 6%
Hispanic: 5%
Two or more races: 4%
Non-resident alien: 3%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 10 largest majors offered at Rhodes College.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
---|---|---|---|
Social Sciences | 36% | 62 | |
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 12% | 21 | |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics | 8% | 14 | |
Visual And Performing Arts | 4% | 6 | |
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 1% | 2 | |
Education | 1% | 2 | |
English Language And Literature/letters | 1% | 2 | |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 1% | 2 | |
Mathematics And Statistics | 1% | 2 | |
Philosophy And Religious Studies | 1% | 2 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of Rhodes College full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of Rhodes College graduates 6 years after enrollment is $26,800. Last year, out of the total 219 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 166 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 204 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 151 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
---|---|---|
Annual Income | $26,800 | $25,400 |
Employment Rate | 76% | 74% |
Total Graduates | 219 | 204 |
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