The student population at Rhodes College is 1,861 (1,838 undergraduate and 23 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 202 (9.79%) over the past decade.
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.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 2,073 students in 2022 and was lowest at 1,861 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,063 to 1,861 students, a net loss of 202 (9.8%).
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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