Rhodes College

2000 N. Parkway
Memphis, TN 38112
http://www.rhodes.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1848
Religious Affiliation	Presbyterian
Undergrad Students	1,677
Endowment	222,809,052
Application Deadline	N/A
Application Fee	45
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	N/A
Tuition	27,874
Room/Board	7,180

Services
Associated Firms	Youth Villages; Morgan Keegan; Memphis City Schools; Merrill Lynch; Stephens, Inc.; Teach for America; Ernst and Young; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	The College has 2 electron miscroscopes, an 0.8-meter infrared optimized telescope, a cell culture laboratory, and the Human Relations area files, containing 2 million pages of behavior resources materials on microfiche.
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Museums	The College has 2 electron miscroscopes, an 0.8-meter infrared optimized telescope, a cell culture laboratory, and the Human Relations area files, containing 2 million pages of behavior resources materials on microfiche.
Periodical Subs	1,669
# of Books	274,886
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	48%
Students in sororities	53%
Campus Size	100 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	77%
College housing types	coed dorms (12%), women's dorms (30%), men's dorms (40%), apartment for single students (18%)
Popular Events	Rites of Spring; Rites to Play; Homecoming; Spring Formal Dances; Mosaic Week
Nearest Airport	Memphis (5)
Nearest Train	Memphis (4)
Army ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (University of Memphis)
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
Number of Organizations	90
# of fraternities	7
# of sororities	6
Students in fraternities	48%
Students in sororities	53%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Sou'Wester (ten times per semester)
Honor Societies	Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Tau Delta, Mortar Board, Pi Kappa Lambda, Eta Sigma Phi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Sigma Iota Rho, Psi Chi, National Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Beta Beta Beta
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Canterbury is the Episcopal Student Union, Catholic Student Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Greek Fellowship, Interfaith Circle, Jewish Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Pizza Bible Study, Rhodes Christian Fellowship, Servant Leaders at Rhodes, Westminster Fellowship
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Association, Club Cafe, HOLA (Hispanic Organization of Language and Activities), RICE (Rhodes Indian Cultural Exchange), MUN (Model United Nations), ASIA (All Students Interested in Asia)
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Honor Council, Social Regulations Council, Rhodes Activities Board, Publications Board, Rhodes Singers, Woolsocks, Lipstick on Your Collar, Bacchus at Rhodes (BAR), Group, Society for Creative Anachronism , Habitat for Humanity, Up 'Til Dawn, many others;