	Rhodes College 2016 University Academic Rankings
Rhodes College is a private, predominantly undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), Rhodes is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and enrolls approximately 2,000 students. History Rhodes College was founded in 1848 in Clarksville, Tennessee as the Masonic University of Tennessee (and briefly as Montgomery Masonic College), the Institution was renamed Stewart College in 1850 in honor of its president, William M. Stewart. Under Stewart's leadership in 1855, control of the college passed to the Presbyterian Church. In 1875, the college added an undergraduate School of Theology and became Southwestern Presbyterian University. The School of Theology operated until 1917. In 1925, president Charles Diehl led the move to the present campus in Memphis, Tennessee (the Clarksville campus later became Austin Peay State University). The college shortened its name to Southwestern. In 1945, the college adopted the name Southwestern at Memphis, to distinguish itself from other colleges and universities containing the name "Southwestern." Finally, in 1984, the college's name was changed to Rhodes College to honor former college president, and Diehl's successor, Peyton Nalle Rhodes. Since 1984, Rhodes has grown from a regionally recognized institution to a nationally ranked liberal arts college. As enrollment has increased over the past 20 years, so has the proportion of students from outside Tennessee and the Southeast region. Dr. James Daughdrill served as president for over a quarter century, from 1973 to 1999. His successor is Dr. William E. Troutt, the 19th president of the college. On 14 April Dr. Troutt announced that the Board of Trustees had accepted his retirement date of June 2017, at which time he will have been president of Rhodes for 18 years, and have spent 35 years as a college president. Academics The academic environment at Rhodes centers around small classes and an emphasis on student research and writing. Students are encouraged to participate in off-campus activities and "service learning". They are also given the opportunity to participate in a variety of research-based programs, such as the Summer Plus program at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies, the Center for Outreach and Development of the Arts, the Mike Curb Institute for Music, and the Rhodes Service Fellows program. About one third of Rhodes students go on to graduate or professional school. The acceptance rates of Rhodes alumni to law and business schools are around 95%, and the acceptance rate to medical schools is nearly twice the national average. Rhodes is featured in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives and on the cover of the 2008 Princeton Review Complete Book of Colleges. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Rhodes among the nation's "top-tier" liberal arts colleges, ranking the school 47th among liberal arts colleges in 2010. Forbes rated Rhodes 47th among all American colleges and universities in its 2010 publication of America's Best Colleges Rhodes has been home to a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society since 1949, one of 283 chapters nationwide. Campus The campus covers a 100-acre (0.40 km2) tract in Midtown, Memphis across from Overton Park and the Memphis Zoo. Often cited for its beauty, the campus design is notable for its stone Gothic architecture buildings, thirteen of which are currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places. When the entirely white Hein Park district adjacent to campus walled off access to the neighborhood through West Drive, predominately black neighbors from across Jackson Avenue sued under the Civil Rights Act of 1866. In 1981 a ... [more on wikipedia]

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Rhodes College Details

Rhodes College Details
detail	value
state	Tennessee
conference	Southern Athletic Association
public	Private
scores	1900/1267/29
level	Excellent
rank	[191
overall ROI rank	[147
size	small
undergrads	2031
grads	23
price	55644
drop	25
stem	19
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Rhodes College?

1. number 191 for Academics.

2. number 147 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Rhodes College?

1. Colorado College

2. Oberlin College

3. Reed College

4. Occidental College

5. Macalester College

6. Lewis & Clark College

7. Davidson College

National Academic Rankings

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Rhodes College National Academic Rankings

Rhodes College National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	191	96	122	236	211	153	159	88	147
South East Region	35	12	15	81	53	48	47	27	26
State of Tennessee	3	2	2	14	5	8	7	4	2
Top Ten Top250	191	96	122	236	211	153	159	88	147
Top Ten State of Tennessee	3	2	2	9	5	5	5	3	2

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
93.27	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
91.24	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
91.18	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
86.64	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
86.53	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
86.21	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
85.81	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
85.73	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
85.69	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
85.53	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
85.46	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
84.92	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
84.71	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
79.94	The College of Wooster	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	277	317
79.87	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
79.58	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
79.54	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
79.38	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
79.28	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
79.26	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
79.22	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
79.22	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
79.16	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
78.88	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
78.75	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
78.69	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
78.64	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
78.39	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
78.32	Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213
78.15	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
78.14	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
78.13	Kalamazoo College	Michigan	Michigan Intercollegiate Athle...	Private	Good	285	415
77.96	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
77.89	Centre College	Kentucky	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	198
77.63	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	137	205
77.38	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
76.96	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
75.80	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
75.77	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
75.48	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
75.45	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
75.24	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
75.06	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
74.59	George Washington University	Washington DC	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	Excellent	51	135
74.15	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
74.08	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
74.07	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
70.94	Beloit College	Wisconsin	Midwest Conference	Private	Good	250	233
70.59	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
69.82	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21

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Rhodes College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Rhodes College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
95.65	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
95.53	Skidmore College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Good	210	220
95.08	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Good	180	93
95.07	Jewish Theological Seminary of America	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	186	233
94.51	New College of Florida	Florida	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Excellent	190	237
91.85	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
85.01	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
85.01	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
82.36	James Madison University	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	196	170
81.65	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
81.45	Mid - American Conference (Average)	-	Mid American Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	185
80.54	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
79.81	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	221	225
78.95	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
77.45	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
69.83	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193

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