After Rhodes College: graduation, pay and debt
Memphis, Tennessee · Private · 1,836 undergrads
82% of Rhodes College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $79,506 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$79.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
82%
finish within six years.
77%
finish in four years.
92%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
84%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
77%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
82%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
92%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
77%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
85%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
512
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
85%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
4%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
568
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
17%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$59,328
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$79,506
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,349
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,336
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,349
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
84%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
86%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
92%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers