Is Rhodes College test optional?

We haven't confirmed Rhodes College's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Rhodes College's acceptance rate?

50% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 3,205 of 6,365 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 36%, from 4,666 in 2015 to 6,365 in 2024, and Rhodes College's admit rate went from 47% to 50%.

What ACT score do you need for Rhodes College?

35% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 28–32, with a median of 30. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1360–1470 works out to about 30–33.

What GPA do you need for Rhodes College?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.75 high school GPA, and 44% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Rhodes College?

55% of early decision applicants were admitted (195 of 357), against 50% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Rhodes College?

28 of the 511 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 5.5%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Rhodes College? (Middle 50%: 1360–1470)

First-year students at Rhodes College who sent an SAT scored 1360–1470, with a median of 1420 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Rhodes College admits 50% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Rhodes College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1360–1470, median 1420

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Rhodes College by the numbers

Admit rate: 50%
Middle 50% SAT: 1360–1470
Median SAT: 1420
About on the ACT: 30–33
Sent an SAT: 20%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Rhodes College admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 36%, from 4,666 in 2015 to 6,365 in 2024, and Rhodes College's admit rate went from 47% to 50%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	6,365	3,205	50%
2023	6,025	2,993	50%
2022	5,253	2,832	54%
2021	5,318	3,025	57%
2020	5,074	2,606	51%
2019	5,207	2,328	45%
2018	5,093	2,269	45%
2017	4,733	2,416	51%
2016	4,481	2,434	54%
2015	4,666	2,187	47%

In fall 2024, 388 of the 3,205 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Rhodes College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1310Far reachHold
1310–1350ReachHold
1360–1410TargetHold
1420–1460TargetSend
1470 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Rhodes College SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	660	715	767.5
SAT Reading and Writing	670	710	737.5
SAT total	1360	1420	1470
ACT composite	28	30	32

Of enrolled first-year students, 20% sent an SAT and 35% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.75; 85% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 44%; of new students who reported a rank

Rhodes College early decision and waitlist

Early decision

195 of 357 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision55%
All applicants50%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

893 applicants were offered a spot, 511 took it, and 28 were admitted from it.

5.5%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Rhodes College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $28,585; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 85%
Median earnings: $66,651; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,892

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

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Sources

Rhodes College Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Rhodes College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1360–1470, and the median was 1420. At 1420 or higher you're above half of them. Rhodes College admits 50% of applicants.

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