TN
Rhodes College
9.13 incidents / 1,000 students
Memphis, TN · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Rhodes College
Across 2022–2024, Rhodes College reported 35 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Christian Brothers University.
- 9.13
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,901
- Rank of 2,072
- #76
- TN rank
- 1,861
- Enrolled students
9.13 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Rhodes College reports 9.13 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 81% above AdventHealth University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: AdventHealth University (4.84/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k); University of Puget Sound (15.02/1k); William Jessup University (1.07/1k); Piedmont University (2.15/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Christian Brothers University (3.95/1k); Strayer University-Tennessee (0.00/1k); The University of the South (5.22/1k); SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville (0.58/1k); Bryan College-Dayton (1.76/1k); Freed-Hardeman University (1.73/1k); Milligan University (1.61/1k); Meharry Medical College (3.26/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 9.13
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,901
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 92%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 8
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 221351 · Rhodes College 9.13/1k score rate · #1,901/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HOT 9.13/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,901/2,072
- ST-MID #76 in state
- ABOVE-PEER AdventHealth University · +4.30
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 62%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 1,861
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: AdventHealth University (-4.30/1k)
Rhodes College sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer AdventHealth University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is AdventHealth University (-4.30/1k). National rank #1,901 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Rhodes College reports 9.13 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 81% above AdventHealth University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: AdventHealth University (4.84/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k); University of Puget Sound (15.02/1k); William Jessup University (1.07/1k); Piedmont University (2.15/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Christian Brothers University (3.95/1k); Strayer University-Tennessee (0.00/1k); The University of the South (5.22/1k); SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville (0.58/1k); Bryan College-Dayton (1.76/1k); Freed-Hardeman University (1.73/1k); Milligan University (1.61/1k); Meharry Medical College (3.26/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Rhodes College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Rhodes on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- William Jessup University · lowest peer 1.07
William Jessup University — lowest peer
1.07 per 1,000 students
- Piedmont University · near 2.15
Piedmont University — near
2.15 per 1,000 students
- AdventHealth University · near 4.84
AdventHealth University — near
4.84 per 1,000 students
- Rhodes College · this campus
Rhodes College — this campus
9.13 per 1,000 students
- University of Puget Sound · highest peer
University of Puget Sound — highest peer
15.02 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Rhodes College's 9.13/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Rhodes College increased from 6 to 8 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 TN 4-year peers in this comparison, Rhodes College is larger than 75% and safer-reporting than 11% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Rhodes College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson Christian College | 64 | 0.00 | 0 | 69 |
| Visible Music College | 89 | 89.89 | 3 | 0 |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | 157 | 0.00 | 6 | 69 |
| Herzing University-Nashville | 201 | 0.00 | 8 | 69 |
| Nossi College of Art and Design | 247 | 4.05 | 11 | 31 |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | 319 | 0.00 | 14 | 69 |
| Richmont Graduate University | 329 | 0.00 | 17 | 69 |
| Welch College | 389 | 0.00 | 19 | 69 |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | 517 | 0.00 | 22 | 69 |
| Southern College of Optometry | 530 | 3.77 | 25 | 36 |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | 659 | 7.59 | 28 | 17 |
| Rhodes College (this campus) | 1,861 | 9.13 | 75 | 11 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Rhodes College rose from 6 to 8 (+33%). The increase shows up in Burglary (3 to 4) and Robbery (0 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Rhodes College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape, Fondling, Aggravated Assault and Robbery.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyRhodes College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 62% (21 → 8 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Rape | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Fondling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 39 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 17 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 118 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 36 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 128 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Rhodes College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
FL
AdventHealth University
4.84 incidents / 1,000 students
AR
Ouachita Baptist University
2.15 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Rhodes College sits on price and outcomes
At $28,585, Rhodes College's reported average net price is cheaper than 94% among 124 Tennessee colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,269.
- $28,585
- average net price
- $15,269
- Tennessee median
- 2.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $16,108
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $15,770, while those above $110,000 record $31,878 - roughly 2.0 times as much. A published average of $28,585 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $48,898 run about 1.7 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $57,110
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $57,110
- Avg Net Price
- $28,585
- Median Debt
- $21,761
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 16%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- SAT Average
- 1362
- SAT Math Range
- 650-753
- ACT Average
- 30
- ACT Range
- 26-32
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 83%
- Retention Rate
- 92%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $48,898
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $66,651
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 88%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,323 similar institutions by enrollment size.
AdventHealth University
Orlando, FL · 1,861 enrolled
Safety Score 4.84
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR · 1,858 enrolled
Safety Score 2.15
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA · 1,864 enrolled
Safety Score 15.02
William Jessup University
Rocklin, CA · 1,865 enrolled
Safety Score 1.07
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA · 1,857 enrolled
Safety Score 2.15
Closest by National Rank
Rhodes College (national rank #1901) sits near Colby College (#1900) and Mount St. Mary's University (#1902) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Rhodes College, both outside TN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
AdventHealth University
Orlando, FL · 1,861 enrolled
Safety score 4.84
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR · 1,858 enrolled
Safety score 2.15
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA · 1,864 enrolled
Safety score 15.02
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA · 1,857 enrolled
Safety score 1.08
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA · 1,857 enrolled
Safety score 2.15
William Jessup University
Rocklin, CA · 1,865 enrolled
Safety score 1.07
Grand View University
Des Moines, IA · 1,856 enrolled
Safety score 8.62
Davidson College
Davidson, NC · 1,869 enrolled
Safety score 6.96
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Mount St. Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD · 2,408 enrolled
Safety score 9.14
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK · 6,893 enrolled
Safety score 9.14
Colby College
Waterville, ME · 2,412 enrolled
Safety score 9.12
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, TX · 6,864 enrolled
Safety score 9.18
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA · 1,321 enrolled
Safety score 9.08
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH · 1,738 enrolled
Safety score 9.21
Springfield College
Springfield, MA · 2,599 enrolled
Safety score 9.23
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO · 2,056 enrolled
Safety score 9.24
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rhodes College safe?
Rhodes College has a safety score of 9.13 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,901 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: AdventHealth University (4.84/1k). Same-state same-level set: Christian Brothers University (3.95/1k); Strayer University-Tennessee (0.00/1k); The University of the South (5.22/1k); SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville (0.58/1k); Bryan College-Dayton (1.76/1k); Freed-Hardeman University (1.73/1k); Milligan University (1.61/1k); Meharry Medical College (3.26/1k).
What crimes are reported at Rhodes College?
For calendar year 2024, Rhodes College reported Burglary (4), Fondling (1), Motor Vehicle Theft (1), Rape (1) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Rhodes College compare to similar schools?
Rhodes College reports 81% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than AdventHealth University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: AdventHealth University (4.84/1k); Ouachita Baptist University (2.15/1k); University of Puget Sound (15.02/1k); William Jessup University (1.07/1k); Piedmont University (2.15/1k). Same-state same-level set: Christian Brothers University (3.95/1k); Strayer University-Tennessee (0.00/1k); The University of the South (5.22/1k); SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville (0.58/1k); Bryan College-Dayton (1.76/1k); Freed-Hardeman University (1.73/1k); Milligan University (1.61/1k); Meharry Medical College (3.26/1k).
Does Rhodes College have fire safety data?
Yes. Rhodes College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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