Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee · Also known as Rhodes · Website
$66,651
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$66,651
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rhodes College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Memphis, Tennessee with 1,836 undergraduates and 23 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $28,585 a year (tuition and fees $57,110). It admits 50% of applicants and 85% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $66,651 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,761 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,585
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$57,110
US median $11,837
Admission rate
50%
US median 78%
Completion rate
85%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,761
About $231 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$66,651
Rank 472 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $28,585
- Tuition and fees
- $57,110
- Cost of attendance
- $71,136
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 51%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,770
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,960
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,910
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $37,103
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,878
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $43,224 in 2015-16 to $57,110 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1,362
- SAT reading, middle
- 705
- SAT math, middle
- 705
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 1,836
- Graduate students
- 23
- Part-time students
- 4.9%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 85%
- Retention rate
- 92%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 38
- Endowment
- $431.6M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 472 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 120 in Tennessee (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,585 | $15,261 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $57,110 | $15,120 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 50% | 70% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 85% | 60% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 92% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,761 | $15,784 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,898 | $34,684 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $66,651 | $38,610 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 84% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
38 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $22,810 | $28,901 | $50,036 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $21,920 | $58,550 | $77,838 | $68,257 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $25,982 | $60,225 | $78,973 | $107,009 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $24,589 | $37,563 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $22,072 | $23,835 | $56,744 | $66,596 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $19,500 | $35,556 | Withheld | $62,451 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $19,500 | $57,814 | $82,950 | $82,686 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $26,500 | $35,537 | $72,062 | $63,293 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $21,545 | Withheld | $49,042 | $48,590 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $23,104 | $29,279 | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Urban Studies/AffairsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,532 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,833 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $25,364 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Memphis and Tennessee on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Tennessee
- Homes: Homes for sale in Tennessee
Questions and answers
How much does Rhodes College cost?
$28,585 a year is the average net price at Rhodes College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $57,110, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $71,136. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,770 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rhodes College?
50% of applicants are admitted to Rhodes College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,362 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in Tennessee is 70%.
How much do Rhodes College graduates earn?
$66,651 a year is the median pay of former Rhodes College students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,898 after 6 years). That ranks 472 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 120 in Tennessee. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $60,225.
How much student debt do Rhodes College graduates have?
$21,761 is the median federal student loan debt of Rhodes College graduates, about $231 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 51% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rhodes College?
85% of first-time, full-time students at Rhodes College finish within 6 years. 92% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Rhodes College?
Biology, General (69 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (63 bachelor's graduates), Computer Science (32 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 38 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.