Rhodes College. At a Glance

Become Essential IN THE CLASSROOM | ON CAMPUS | IN THE CITY | THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

What will you do with your time at Rhodes?

Read these students’ stories at rhodes.edu/faces

JADA MYRICKS BIOLOGY WILLINGBORO, NJ

JUSTIN DAVIS GREEK AND ROMAN STUDIES ST. LOUIS, MO

HENRY SCHOTT GREEK & ROMAN STUDIES GAINESVILLE, FL

ADRIENNE BOBER ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES NORTHFIELD, MA

JAY HEDGES POLITICAL ECONOMY LITTLE ROCK, AR

ROZ KENNYBIRCH INT. STUDIES/HISTORY EXETER, NH

BROOKS LAMB HISTORY CHAPEL HILL, TN

THOMAS MITCHELL POLITICAL SCIENCE/ED. STUDIES KNOXVILLE, TN

ANDREA PAJARILLO CHEMISTRY GRAPEVINE, TX

Our goal is to prepare students to become essential in life and career, wherever those journeys take them.

ERICA CARCELÉN BIOLOGY/ENVIRON. STUDIES HOOVER, AL

Rhodes’ rigorous approach to liberal arts and sciences inspires students to discover and cultivate lifelong passions and to make a difference in the classroom, on campus, in the city of Memphis, and throughout the world.

GABBY GAFFORD NEUROSCIENCE DALLAS, TX

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AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

10 :1 ACADEMICS (2017-2018)

STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO

+ 12

% 95 224 FACULTY MEMBERS

ACADEMIC FIELDS WITH PRE-PROFESSIONAL ADVISING

WITH HIGHEST DEGREE IN THEIR FIELD

Rhodes offers over 50 majors, interdisciplinary majors, minors, and academic programs

• Major or minor • Minor only • Interdisciplinary major • Pre-Professional Advising

Majors/Minors

Pre-Professional Advising

• Africana Studies • Anthropology/Sociology • Archaeology • Art • Art History • Art & Art History • Asian Studies • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology • Biology • Biomathematics • Business

Concentrations in General Business and International Business

• Chemistry • Chinese Studies • Computer Science • Economics • Economics/Business • Economics & International Studies

• Educational Studies • English

Concentrations in Literature and Literature and Creative Writing

• Environmental Science • Environmental Studies • Film & Media Studies • French • Gender & Sexuality Studies • German Studies • Greek & Roman Studies

Concentrations in Classical Studies,

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Greek, Latin and Material Culture

History History & International Studies International Studies Latin American Studies Mathematics Mathematics & Economics

• Music • Music & Psychology • Neuroscience • Philosophy • Physics • Political Economy • Political Science • Political Science & International Studies Psychology • • Religious Studies • Russian Studies • Russian Studies & International Studies • Self-Designed Interdisciplinary Majors • Spanish • Theatre • Urban Studies

• Accounting • Architecture • Business: Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing • Education • Engineering • Foreign Service • Health Care Management • Health Professions • Law • Ministry & Church-Related Professions • Museum Careers • Music • Psychological Services • Social Services • Theatre • Veterinary Medicine

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Most Beautiful Campus in the U.S.

Visit our campus If you are interested in Rhodes College, we cannot emphasize enough how important it is for you to visit our Memphis campus. We want to get to know you as an individual. There’s no better way to get acquainted than through a campus visit. A campus visit demonstrates your interest in Rhodes. It can be one of the deciding factors when we are making admission decisions.

You will learn a lot by talking to our students and professors. They are experiencing Rhodes every single day and can answer all your questions about how Rhodes prepares students to become essential.

Email: visit@rhodes.edu | Call: 1-800-844-5969 or 901-843-3700 | rhodes.edu/visit

2,025 APPROXIMATELY

STUDENTS

46& 43 REPRESENT

STATES (PLUS D.C.)

COUNTRIES

65%

STUDY ABROAD OR AT OFF-CAMPUS SITES IN THE U.S.

75% 80% COMPLETE INTERNSHIPS OVER

PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE

30% 100 100+ 52% MULTICULTURAL & INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS MAKE UP

NEARLY

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OF THE STUDENT BODY

OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS LIVE ON CAMPUS

STUDENT CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, INTRAMURAL AND CLUB SPORTS

OF STUDENTS BELONG TO SOCIAL FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES

ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID (Class of 2021)

51% ranked in top 10% of high school class 1250-1410 mid-range SAT scores (based on new SAT score format ERW+ M)

27-32 mid-range ACT scores $57,862 tuition, room, board & fees $21,126 average merit-based award

Rhodes Fellowships The Fellowships Program at Rhodes has pioneered a number of unique relationships that take advantage of the college’s metropolitan location. Students are able to take their learning beyond the classroom and into the world around them.

There are many established fellowships in all types of fields, from assisting in the labs at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to studying animal behavior at the Memphis Zoo. Students, with the help of a faculty or staff advisor, can also create a new fellowship based on their personal passions. For a complete list of Rhodes fellowships and more information please visit rhodes.edu/fellowships.

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of 2015 graduates are employed, attend graduate/professional school, or volunteer full time

In 2016, The Princeton Review named Rhodes a “College That Creates Futures.”

A sampling of graduate and professional schools attended by members of the Rhodes Classes of 2015 and 2016: Boston University, Physics Brown University, Public Health Columbia University, Publishing Cornell University, Information Sciences Duke University, Environmental Sciences Emory University, Medicine Georgia Tech University, Aerospace Engineering Harvard University, Education Harvard University, Law Northwestern University, Organic Chemistry Tulane University, Neuroscience UC Berkeley, Bioengineering UNC Chapel Hill, Accounting University of Pennsylvania, Public Policy Vanderbilt University, Computer Science Wake Forest School of Divinity Yale University School of Medicine

A sampling of corporations, companies, and organizations that hired members of the Classes of 2015 and 2016: AmeriCorps, Special Events AutoZone, Auditor Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Research FedEx Express, Engineering Systems Analyst Global Crop Diversity Trust, Communications Greystone & Co., Analyst Hewlett Packard, Solutions Architect Impact America, Media Production International Paper, Financial Analyst NBC Universal, Marketing Raymond James, Financial Advisor Raytheon, Financial Analyst St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Research U.S. Department of Justice, Paralegal Walmart US eCommerce, Financial Analyst

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MEN’S AND WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION III INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAMS

The Value of Rhodes

More than 30% of Rhodes students participate on one of our men’s and women’s Division III athletic teams.

Rhodes not only competes for Southern Athletic Association championships on a regular basis, we are also consistently at the top of our conference for the number of student-athletes who achieve a 3.25 or higher semester GPA. If you are interested in participating in athletics and would like to contact one of our coaches, please visit rhodes.edu/athletics.

The financial aid and scholarship programs offered by Rhodes make it possible for qualified students from all walks of life to attend. Our merit-based and need-based financial aid packages level the higher education playing field, and it is not uncommon for the actual out-of-pocket expense of attending Rhodes to be no greater than that of attending a large state university.

The Rhodes College Net Price Calculator can assist you in estimating an Expected Family Contribution and in understanding all the types of financial aid that might be available to you. The result will provide you with an estimated award package like one you might receive after you have applied for admission and been accepted at Rhodes. To access the calculator, please visit rhodes.edu/npc.

Admission and Financial Aid Deadlines Rhodes practices holistic admission, meaning that our evaluation reviews each student’s high school transcript, SAT or ACT scores, a written essay, extracurricular activities, and school and teacher recommendations.

Common Application Deadlines The Common Application also serves as the application for Rhodes’ merit-based competitive scholarships.

Common Application

Deadline

Early Decision I • November 1 Early Action • November 15 Early Decision II • January 1 Regular Decision January 15 • Early Decision (ED) applicants make a commitment to Rhodes as their first-choice institution

and agree that, if admitted, they will enroll and withdraw all other applications assuming an adequate financial aid package is provided. Rhodes begins review of ED I applications on Sept.

1 and ED II applications on Nov. 15. Notifications of ED acceptance status are normally sent out within two weeks of reception of all supporting documents.

• Early Action (EA) applicants receive notification of their admission decision and eligibility for financial aid/scholarships by January 15. No binding commitment to attend Rhodes is required for EA consideration.

FAFSA and CSS PROFILE Deadlines Timely submission of the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE is necessary in order to qualify for need-based aid programs.

Financial Aid Forms

Deadline

CSS PROFILE/FAFSA November 1 (Early Decision I) CSS PROFILE/FAFSA November 15 (Early Action) CSS PROFILE/FAFSA November 15 (Early Decision II) CSS PROFILE/FAFSA January 15 (Bonner Scholarship candidates) CSS PROFILE/FAFSA January 1 (Regular Decision) For the third time in four years, the Rhodes women’s golf team won the NCAA Division III National Championship.

Notification

2 Weeks*

January 15 2 Weeks* March 15 March 15

*Rhodes begins review of ED I applications on Sept. 1 and ED II applications on Nov. 15.

Notifications of ED acceptance status and scholarship decisions are normally sent out within two weeks of reception of all supporting documents.

Memphis International Airport offers direct flights to the following cities:

Rhodes is located in the heart of

Atlanta, GA Austin, TX Baltimore, MD Charlotte, NC Chicago, IL Cincinnati, OH Dallas, TX Denver, CO Destin, FL Detroit, MI Fort Lauderdale, FL Houston, TX Jackson, MS

Memphis 25 #2

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For Millennials - Wall Street Journal

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Best Cities to Start a Business - Wallethub

Rhodes College is listed in Princeton Review’s

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Best 381 Colleges #

Students Most Engaged in Community Service

Most Accessible Professors

Happiest Students

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City for Music Lovers - The Learning Channel

City for Charitable Giving - Chronicle of Philanthropy

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Las Vegas, NV Los Angeles, CA Miami, FL Minneapolis, MN Nashville, TN Newark, NJ New Orleans, LA New York, NY Orlando, FL Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ St. Petersburg, FL Tampa, FL Washington, D.C.

Best College Library

Most Beautiful Campus in the U.S.

Best Career Service Support

Town-Gown Relationships

Best Quality of Life

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