Rhodes College

The cost for tuition and fees at Rhodes is among the lowest of the national liberal arts colleges. Still, we understand that financing a college education is a big task, and we are here to help. We carefully consider every student's circumstances and do our best to help make it possible for every accepted student to attend.

2017-2018 Fees

Resident Students
Tuition: $46,194
Fees: $310
Room/Board (21 meals/per week, standard multiple occupancy): $11,358
Total: $57,862

Commuter Students
Tuition: $46,194
Fees: $310
Total: $46,504


The good news is that many of the "extras" at other colleges are included in your fees:

• Internet access, cable TV and telephones with individual voicemail
• Free laundry facilities
• State-of-the-art computer labs running Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, etc.
• 1,000 pages of laser prints per year
• Unlimited use of campus fitness facilities and swimming pool
• Incidental first-aid and health supplies (band aids, aspirin, etc.) from the campus health center
• Meal plans in 7-, 15-and 21-meal/week increments
• Free parking

Students, both resident and commuter, should allow approximately $1,125 for books and supplies. You should also allow for transportation and personal expenses. In addition, evidence of health insurance is required in order to enroll at Rhodes.

Thanks to scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study, there are many ways to afford a Rhodes education. The Office of Financial Aid will work closely with you to explore all available funding resources.

Our goal is to remove cost as the primary determinant for applying to Rhodes. The financial aid and scholarship programs offered by Rhodes make it possible for qualified students from all walks of life to attend.

Rhodes' Collegiate Gothic campus sits on a 123-acre, wooded site in the heart of historic Midtown Memphis, Tennessee. Our walkways, quadrangles, residence halls, common areas and classrooms are all intentionally designed to encourage intimate conversation, the exchange of ideas and life-changing connections.

Rhodes' Collegiate Gothic campus sits on a 123-acre, wooded site in the heart of historic Midtown Memphis. In this beautiful, supportive environment, our students and faculty comprise a community unmatched in its dedication to learning and a life of honor.

Our walkways, quadrangles, residence halls, common areas and classrooms are all intentionally designed to encourage intimate conversation, the exchange of ideas and life-changing connections.

The original buildings, including Palmer Hall (1925), Kennedy Hall (1925), and Robb and White dormitories (1925), were designed by Henry Hibbs in consultation with Charles Klauder, who designed many buildings at Princeton University, alma mater of former Rhodes president Charles Diehl.

Later buildings were designed by H. Clinton Parrent, a young associate of Hibbs. His buildings include the Catherine Burrow Refectory (1957), which was an expansion of the original dining hall. Parrent also added Halliburton Tower (1962) to Palmer Hall. The 140-foot bell tower was named in honor of explorer Richard Halliburton. The Paul Barret, Jr. Library holds a collection of Halliburton's papers.

With each new expansion, Rhodes has maintained its Collegiate Gothic architecture. The Paul Barret Jr. Library (2005), which was designed by the firm of Hanbury Evans Wright and Vlattas, has been ranked among the country's most beautiful libraries.

In 2012, Rhodes opened the expanded Catherine S. Burrow Refectory and the West Village Residence Hall, both of which were designed by Hanbury Evans Wright and Vlattas and maintain the Collegiate Gothic style.

In September of 2017 Rhodes opened its most recent expansion, Robertson Hall. It is a $30 million, 55,000-square-foot science facility that features state-of-the-art research and teaching labs and smart classrooms.

In addition, Briggs Hall underwent extensive renovation in 2017. The recent renovation provided the campus a much-needed computer science facility with classrooms, computer labs, offices, and a virtual reality lab. In addition, the building is fortunate to house the Spence Wilson Commons and the Spence Wilson Multi-Purpose Room.

Memphis is our home. Here, Rhodes students are helping researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital find cures for childhood cancers, building racial understanding through our Crossroads to Freedom project, addressing the ills of urban poverty through education and health care, launching new businesses and nonprofit organizations, and focusing on environmental issues from an urban perspective. They are immersed in a culture where academic growth and social action go hand in hand, and where their ideas and actions make an impact in the real world.