Urban access
highMemphis provides extensive cultural and professional resources.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
Rhodes College
Rhodes combines a small residential liberal-arts college with deep access to Memphis institutions, culture, health systems, and community organizations. Gothic campus architecture creates a traditional setting while urban partnerships extend learning beyond it.
- Liberal arts connected to Memphis
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- Memphis, Tennessee · Urban residential setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,836
- Aggregate admission rate
- 50.3%
- Average net price
- $28,585
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Learning by doing
highPartnerships and internships connect study with practice.
Faculty closeness
neutralSmall classes support direct faculty work.
Community closeness
highA small residential campus supports repeated contact.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider Rhodes College if…
- You want a small college in a major cultural city.
- You value community partnerships.
- You prefer close faculty teaching.
- You want health or music connections.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You want a rural campus.
- You prefer a large university.
- You do not want to navigate urban context.
- You want extensive graduate programs.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Liberal arts connected to Memphis
Students pursue close faculty-led study with research, internships, service, and creative work.
Source: Academics
Academic choices and structure
Memphis partnerships support learning in health, music, civil rights, business, education, and public service.
Source: Memphis
A setting that shapes the experience
Memphis, Tennessee gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: Academics
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Rhodes documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: Academics
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 1,836 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 50.3%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $28,585. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:8
Per 1,000 enrolled:4.3
Reporting campuses:1
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
Schools that sharpen the question
A useful comparison for students evaluating Rhodes across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Rhodes across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Rhodes across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Academics - Rhodes College (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Memphis - Rhodes College (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Rhodes College institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Rhodes’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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PERSONALIZE THE QUESTION