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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (12% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 85% of faculty are full-time. Spends $16,723 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

531 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 44% of graduates; 37 programs in 17 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010112% 64
    Graduates in this field earn $50,036 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020111% 56
    Graduates in this field earn $77,838 4 years out
  3. Computer Science 11.07017.5% 40
    Graduates in this field earn $78,973 4 years out
  4. Psychology, General 42.01017.3% 39
  5. Neuroscience 26.15016.8% 36

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 1.9% → 7.5% of graduates since 2014–15 (40 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Economics$82,950 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $57,814

    4 years after completion$82,950
    National median: $82,686About typical

    Median federal debt: $19,500 · 48 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Science$78,973 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $60,225

    4 years after completion$78,973
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,982 · 60 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,838 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $58,550

    4 years after completion$77,838
    National median: $68,257Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $66,421 · Non-Pell: $78,358(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,920 · 134 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Political Science and Government$72,062 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $35,537

    4 years after completion$72,062
    National median: $63,293Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $65,792(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,500 · 57 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. International Relations and National Security Studies$56,744 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $23,835

    4 years after completion$56,744
    National median: $66,596Below typical

    Median federal debt: $22,072 · 46 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college9 to 1
9 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 84% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 9 to 1 in its Common Data Set (1,728 students, 190 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

79%

of classes have fewer than 20 students

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–99118%
10–1930161%
20–298718%
30–39143%
40–4910%
50–9900%
100+00%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Cross-registration
  • Double major
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty85%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$85,478

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$16,723
$16,723
← Lessmore than 79% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$209,812
$209,812
← Lessmore than 89% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Rhodes College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Rhodes College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)