Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Rhodes costs about $8.7K less per year on average than Whitman ($31,534 vs. $40,214, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Rhodes's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at Whitman

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Whitman graduates 7 pts more of its students than Rhodes (90% vs. 83%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Whitman admits 38% vs. 52% at Rhodes

    Acceptance rate
  5. 5

    Rhodes's yield is 3 pts higher than Whitman's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Rhodes's SAT midpoint is 23 points higher than Whitman's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Whitman admits 38%, Rhodes 52%; Rhodes's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Rhodes52%
Whitman38%
Quad's selectivity
  • RhodesVery selective
  • WhitmanVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Rhodes
1360–1470
Whitman
1310–1480
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • RhodesRigor, GPA, and rank very important64%
  • WhitmanSchool record required

Who's on each campus

Rhodes is a bit larger than Whitman (1,715 vs. 1,531 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 16%.

Undergrads
Rhodes1.7K
Whitman1.5K
Pell Grant share
Rhodes16%
Whitman16%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Rhodes, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Whitman; Rhodes has 9 students per faculty member to Whitman's 10.

Students per faculty member
Rhodes9 to 1
Whitman10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • RhodesBiology/Biological Sciences, General12%
  • WhitmanEconometrics and Quantitative Economics9%

What each costs

Rhodes costs about $8.7K less a year than Whitman on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Rhodes$31.5K
Whitman$40.2K
Aid generosity
Rhodes56%
Whitman49%

What each pays off

Whitman's former students earn more, a median $67.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Rhodes$66.7K
Whitman$67.6K
Graduation rate
Rhodes83%
Whitman90%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Rhodes got more selective while Whitman held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • RhodesGrowing+88%
  • WhitmanGrowing+98%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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