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University or college · Private nonprofit

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

Rhodes College is a private nonprofit college in Memphis, TN, with about 1,952 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,952
1,936 undergrad · 16 grad
Admission rate
50%
lower than at 84% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$28,585
higher than at 81% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
85%
higher than at 92% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$66,651
higher than at 91% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Rhodes College?

50%

of applicants admitted

About 10 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
650–733
SAT math
650–753
ACT
26–32

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1362.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $71,136 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $57,110Room & board $13,620Books & supplies $1,125

After grants, the average family on aid pays $28,585.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$15,910

About $63,640 over 4 years · 78% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
85%
within 6 years · Pell students 82%
Come back for year two
92%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$66,651
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$21,761
about $231 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$231 a month against about $4,075 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

84%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 98% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$58k
Middle income$30–75k
$70k
Higher incomeover $75k
$67k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Social sciences 21%Biology 19%Business 11%Physical sciences 9%Computer science 7%Psychology 7%Everything else 26%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Biology, General69 graduates a year · typical debt $22,810
$50k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations63 graduates a year · typical debt $21,920
$78k4 yrs out
Computer Science32 graduates a year · typical debt $25,982
$79k4 yrs out
Psychology, General30 graduates a year · typical debt $24,589
$23k1 yr out
International Relations and National Security Studies30 graduates a year · typical debt $22,072
$57k4 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences28 graduates a year · typical debt $19,500
—not reported
Economics25 graduates a year · typical debt $19,500
$83k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government25 graduates a year · typical debt $26,500
$72k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,836 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 59%Hispanic 7%Black 9%Asian 9%Two or more 5%International 6%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
9 : 1
students per teacher
16%
get Pell grants (lower income)
51%
take federal loans
2%
undergrads 25 or older
5%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Memphis

5% of Memphis’s 609,647 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Memphis pages.

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Straight-line distances from Rhodes College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.