Rhodes College

What Rhodes College's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.

All 2 insights at Rhodes College PRO

7 more things the data says PRO

1. Early Decision filled about 39% of the 2025-26 first-year class, more than every similar college.
2. Only 20% of enrolled first-years sent an SAT score, so its SAT range describes a minority of the class.
3. After ED, 299 of 494 seats were left for 5,325 other applicants: about one seat for every 18.
4. ED applicants were admitted at 55%, against 51.3% for everyone else: 1.1 times the rate.
5. Applications rose 12% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (5,093 to 5,682).
6. 511 students stayed on the waitlist and 28 were admitted from it (5.5%).
7. Men were admitted at a lower rate: 56.6% for women against 45.6% for men.

What students say PRO

From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.

• All 4 admits who named a round applied Early Action.
• About 2 admits did speech, debate, Model UN, mock trial or quiz bowl, many as captain or president.
• About 5 admits did volunteering or service, such as hospital, humanitarian, tutoring or club-based work, alongside leadership roles.
• Students report aid-seeking international applicants face higher waitlist or rejection risk at Rhodes, and even with aid some admits still faced gaps near $21K a year.
• Students report early merit scholarship letters came in December and were not final admission signals; a high ACT superscore may bring $30K or more off tuition.
• Students report Rhodes admissions staff are easy to talk to, and the optional interview is a conversational chat with a regional counselor, not a scholarship interview.

Every number, year by year: Rhodes College on Open College Data. Something wrong? Suggest a correction.