The student population at Rhodes College is 1,861 (1,838 undergraduate and 23 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 202 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Rhodes is 98.76% which is decreased by 208 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 6 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.42 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Rhodes College does not offer online degree/certificate program).
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,992 where 1,861 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
98.76% of total students is undergraduate students and 1.24% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 208 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 6 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.42 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Rhodes than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rhodes College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,063 | 2,046 | 888 | 1,158 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016-17 | 2,029 -34 | 1,999 -47 | 888 | 1,111 -47 | 30 13 | 20 12 | 10 1 |
| 2017-18 | 2,010 -19 | 1,988 -11 | 873 -15 | 1,115 4 | 22 -8 | 16 -4 | 6 -4 |
| 2018-19 | 2,036 26 | 2,008 20 | 883 10 | 1,125 10 | 28 6 | 16 | 12 6 |
| 2019-20 | 2,010 -26 | 1,973 -35 | 821 -62 | 1,152 27 | 37 9 | 12 -4 | 25 13 |
| 2020-21 | 1,875 -135 | 1,840 -133 | 742 -79 | 1,098 -54 | 35 -2 | 14 2 | 21 -4 |
| 2021-22 | 2,073 198 | 2,050 210 | 833 91 | 1,217 119 | 23 -12 | 9 -5 | 14 -7 |
| 2022-23 | 2,008 -65 | 1,996 -54 | 827 -6 | 1,169 -48 | 12 -11 | 10 1 | 2 -12 |
| 2023-24 | 1,952 -56 | 1,936 -60 | 809 -18 | 1,127 -42 | 16 4 | 7 -3 | 9 7 |
| 2024-25 | 1,861 -91 | 1,838 -98 | 757 -52 | 1,081 -46 | 23 7 | 12 5 | 11 2 |
| Average | 1,992 | 1,967 | 832 | 1,135 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,967 where 1,838 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rhodes College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,046 | 2,032 | 885 | 1,147 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | 1,999 | 1,984 | 883 | 1,101 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | 1,988 | 1,979 | 872 | 1,107 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | 2,008 | 1,992 | 877 | 1,115 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | 1,973 | 1,945 | 816 | 1,129 | 28 | 5 | 23 |
| 2020-21 | 1,840 | 1,788 | 731 | 1,057 | 52 | 11 | 41 |
| 2021-22 | 2,050 | 1,996 | 825 | 1,171 | 54 | 8 | 46 |
| 2022-23 | 1,996 | 1,943 | 813 | 1,130 | 53 | 14 | 39 |
| 2023-24 | 1,936 | 1,891 | 797 | 1,094 | 45 | 12 | 33 |
| 2024-25 | 1,838 | 1,747 | 731 | 1,016 | 91 | 26 | 65 |
| Average | 1,967 | 1,967 | 823 | 1,107 | 1,967 | 9 | 29 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 24 where 23 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rhodes College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Average | 24 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 4 |
The percentage of white students is 58.46%. The percentage was 73.82% 10 years ago and Rhodes still has a high percentage of white students. 8.97% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.46% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.47% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.82% to 58.46%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.96% to 8.97%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.54% to 9.46%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.51% to 7.47%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6330 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4439 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rhodes College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7 | 123 | 135 | 93 | 1 | 1,523 | 73 |
| 2016-17 | 7 | 117 | 154 | 106 | 1 | 1,453 | 76 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 121 | 161 | 108 | 1 | 1,405 | 91 |
| 2018-19 | 5 | 117 | 172 | 121 | 2 | 1,398 | 92 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 129 | 196 | 127 | 2 | 1,295 | 103 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 133 | 190 | 118 | 3 | 1,193 | 103 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 139 | 189 | 121 | 3 | 1,320 | 108 |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 142 | 195 | 118 | 2 | 1,263 | 118 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 170 | 191 | 138 | 1 | 1,206 | 102 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 167 | 176 | 139 | 0 | 1,088 | 95 |
| Average | 3 | 136 | 176 | 119 | 2 | 1,314 | 96 |
Rhodes College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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