From high graduate school and job placement rates to our accolades and awards, our student success looks great in the rankings—but some achievements are immeasurable. Our comprehensive liberal arts experience will help you foster your curiosity and creativity and become invested in your lifelong learning. Our students continue to excel well beyond graduation, using their interests and strengths to better themselves and the world around them.
Measuring Undergraduate Student Achievement
Our 50+ major options and interdisciplinary programs continue to define the standard for academic excellence, attracting students who are inspired to keep aiming higher. We take pride in their accomplishments, including our impressive:
- Academic profile of our incoming class
- Graduation rate
- Senior exit survey detailing recent graduates' future plans
- Survey data from our alumni about employment/graduate school attendance
- Acceptance rates into post-baccalaureate degree programs
Undergraduate Student Achievements
Our incoming students arrive poised for success with the following average academic profile over the past five years:
- 50%+ graduated in the top 10% of their high school graduating class
- Average High School GPA: 3.80
Our ongoing support ensures their continued accomplishments, contributing to these significant achievements:
- 82 percent average graduation rate over the past five years
- 98 percent of 2016 graduates are employed, attending graduate/professional school, or volunteering full time
- 86.8 percent of members of the classes of 2016 who were accepted into their first-choice graduate/professional schools
- Overall acceptance rates for graduate/professional programs (MD, MBA, JD, and more) far exceeding the national average
Measuring Graduate Student Success
Rhodes offers two experiential graduate degree programs—the Master of Science in Accounting and the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Equity. Our students have achieved high pass rates on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam compared to the national average, and both programs boast excellent job outcomes.
Proven Academic Success
- Ninety-eight percent of the Class of 2020 and ninety-one percent of 2021 graduates are employed, attend graduate/professional school, or volunteer full time.
- Our Master of Science in Accounting program boasts a 100 percent job placement rate, with 75 percent joining Big Four firms (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers) or other national firms, with the rest joining highly regarded regional and local accounting firms or corporations.
- Of those members of the classes of 2022 applying to graduate/professional schools, 72.3% reported that they were accepted by their first-choice school..
- The overall acceptance rates for different programs (M.D., M.B.A., J.D. and others) far exceed the national average. One hundred percent of our students that seek pre-law advising support get admitted to law school. Eighty-six percent of qualified Rhodes graduates are accepted into medical schools.
Since 2002, Rhodes students have been awarded:
- 48 Fulbright Scholarships
- 17 Goldwater Scholarships
- 14 Watson Fellowships
- 6 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships
- 6 Emerson National Hunger Fellowships
- 5 Truman Scholarships
- 2 Luce Scholarships
- 7 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
- 1 Rhodes Scholarship
A Sampling of Graduate/Professional Schools that Rhodes Students Have Been Accepted Into
A Sampling of Companies and Organizations that Have Hired Rhodes Graduates
Your Academic Success Starts at Rhodes
The experiences, mentorships, and knowledge you’ll gain at Rhodes will pave a direct pathway for your continued success. Learn more about the opportunities that await by exploring our programs and admissions, or contact us for more information.