Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee · Private · 1,836 undergraduates · rhodes.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
52%
of 5,682 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1360 to 1470
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$83,750Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Rhodes College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
52% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$83,750
a year in 2027-28, from a $83,750 sticker price
What to do with your 1420
Send your score
About 53% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1320, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Test Optional FAQs | Rhodes College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
52%
of applicants were admitted: 2,927 of 5,682 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 1/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 55% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
893 students were offered a spot; 28 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 20% of them sent SAT scores and 35% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1360 to 1470
Reading and Writing 670 to 738
Math 660 to 768
ACT composite 28 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160060%
- 1200 to 139939%
- 1000 to 11991%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.75
- 4.019%
- 3.75 to 3.9945%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4910%
- 3.00 to 3.244%
- 2.50 to 2.991%
- Below 2.500.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$83,750
a year
- Tuition$63,030
- Fees$880
- Food and housing$15,510
- Books and supplies$1,300
- Transportation and other$3,030
Rhodes College published $77,418 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,430
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,443
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,726
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,256
- Over $110,000$36,911
Financial aid
89%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$47,387
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
45%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $39,942 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 11/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 1/31
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Rhodes College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship
$1,500 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: stay on track toward your degree under the college's financial aid academic progress rules.
Details
Tennessee programs for residents
Ned McWherter Scholars Program
$6,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.75+ GPA, 1430+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Competitive merit award; application with transcript through first semester of senior year and official ACT/SAT; competitive, limited funding
Aspire Award
State program · In-state students
Up to $750/semester (4-year) or up to $250/semester (2-year) in addition to HOPE
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Need-based HOPE supplement; meet HOPE requirements and parents' (or independent student's and spouse's) AGI of $36,000 or less
General Assembly Merit Scholarship (GAMS)
State program · In-state students
Up to $500/semester in addition to HOPE (including summer)
- 3.75+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, HOPE supplement (TN public or category 1-3 private HS graduates); must meet HOPE Scholarship requirements; FAFSA, from Tennessee
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
4-year (and 2-year with housing): up to $2,250/semester freshman & sophomore, up to $2,850/semester junior & senior; 2-year: up to $1,600/semester
- 3.00+ GPA, 1060+ SAT or 21+ ACT, HOPE Scholarship (entering freshmen); enroll within 16 months of HS graduation; FAFSA
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
33 of 33
Earn credit with a score of 3
2 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,300Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | Art 166 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | Art 166 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | Art 265E |
| Biology | 4 | 9 | Biology 130, 131 and 140, 141 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 8 | Math 112 and 122 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 10 | Math 112, 122, and 123 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | Chemistry 105 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Chinese 201 upon demonstrating written and oral language course proficiency. |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | International Studies 120 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | Computer Science 141 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | Computer Science 099 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | Art 166 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | FYWS 151 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | English 098 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | Biology 120 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | History 099 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | French 201 upon demonstrating written and oral language course proficiency. |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | German 201 upon demonstrating written and oral language course proficiency. |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | Anthropology/Sociology 265 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | Latin 265 upon required AP exam score and completion of Latin 202 with a grade of "B" or higher. |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | Economics 100 awarded upon score of 4 or higher in both AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics. |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | Economics 100 awarded upon score of 4 or higher in both AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics. |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | Music 105 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | Physics 109 & 113 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | Physics 110 & 114 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | Physics 112 & 114 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | Physics 111 & 113 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | Psychology 150 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Spanish 201 upon demonstrating written and oral language course proficiency. |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | Math 211 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | Politics and Law 099 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | History 099 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | History 099 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
81%
Come back for a second year
92%
Typical earnings
$79,506
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Rhodes College$88,615
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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