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Rhodes College

Memphis, TN · Private · Large city · Rhodes

Private institution in Memphis, TN · 1,931 undergraduates · 50% acceptance rate · $66,651 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$25,0601,479th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$54,8921,869th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$54,8921,867th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$68,0551,790th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,761862nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$66,651345th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,898600th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
81.6%190th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.2%212th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
49.7%259th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1385109th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,931957th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.1%1,912th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 198 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$54,713$46,087
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$47,260$48,667
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$24,035
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$38,289$43,128
Computer Sciencebachelors$35,416$61,516
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors$33,993$37,208
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$29,685$33,993
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$26,715$30,119
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$25,658$23,649
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$20,824$21,234
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rhodes College’s 1,931 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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