Rhodes College

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Rhodes College aspires to graduate students with a lifelong passion for learning, a compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective leadership and action in their communities and the world.

Rhodes College

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Rhodes College is a four-year, private, perennial top-tier liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1848, Rhodes enrolls approximately 1,700 students. About one third of Rhodes students go on to graduate and professional school soon after graduation. The acceptance rates to law and business schools are around 95%, and the acceptance rate to medical school is nearly twice the national average.

Rhodes College is featured in Loren Pope's, Colleges That Change Lives and is featured on the cover of the 2008 Princeton Review Complete Book of Colleges.

History

Rhodes College traces its origin as a degree-granting institution to the Masonic University of Tennessee, founded in 1848 in Clarksville, Tennessee. The institution became Montgomery Masonic College in 1850 and later was renamed Stewart College in honor of its president William M. Stewart. It was under Stewart's leadership that control of the college passed from the Masons to the Presbyterian Church in 1855. In 1875, the college added to its undergraduate program a School of Theology and became Southwestern Presbyterian University. The School of Theology operated until 1917.

In 1925, president Charles Diehl led the college in a move to its present campus in Memphis, Tennessee (the Clarksville campus would later become Austin Peay State University). At that time, the college shortened its name to Southwestern. In 1945, the college adopted the name Southwestern at Memphis, to distinguish itself from other colleges and universities containing the name "Southwestern." Finally, in 1984, the college's name was changed to Rhodes College to honor former college president Peyton Nalle Rhodes.

Since 1984, Rhodes has grown from a regionally recognized institution to a nationally ranked liberal arts college." Even as overall enrollment has increased over the past twenty years, the student body has comprised increasing proportions of students from outside Tennessee and the Southeast region.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Private
Affiliation:
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Lynx

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
1,554
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 27,874
Students Receiving Aid:
80%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 45
Selectivity:
Highly Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 58%
Men 42%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 86%
Other 6%
African-American 4%
Asian 3%
Hispanic 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 76%
In-State 24%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Tennessee 24%
Texas 12%
Louisiana 7%
Alabama 6%
Georgia 6%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 72%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Basketball (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Baseball (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Track (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 27,874    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 26,175    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 310    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,456 13%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 4,974 3%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 11,558 77%  
Student Loans:
$ 5,627 46%  
Any Aid:
  80%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 31% (Highly Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 78%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 580, Math: 580
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 680, Math: 670
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 67%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 25, Verbal: 26, Math: 24
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 30, Verbal: 31, Math: 29

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 45.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Recommended
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

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