51ΑΤΖζ

Study Abroad

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Live What You've Been Studying

Rhodes has been nationally ranked for study abroad participation for four years running. Why? It may be because Rhodes makes a semester abroad as affordable as a semester on campus. Paying your normal tuition, room, and board to Rhodes (using federal and institutional aid as usual) covers your tuition, room, and board on the program. And we offer about $350,000 in both merit-based and need-based scholarships each year to offset the cost for airfare, visas, and passports.

Or it could be because every major at 51ΑΤΖζ supports study abroad as a vital component of our liberal arts education. Language and history are commonly studied abroad, as are international business, biology, international studies, art history, and economics. Whether students are learning major-area content or electives, studying abroad helps them develop real-world skills by positioning themselves in the real world. 

Start Your International Journey

Every study abroad participant has stories of connections made, cultures discovered, knowledge gained, and growth achieved. Visit the Study Abroad Portal to find your program and get started onβ€”or to continueβ€”your own international story.

Study Abroad and Away By the Numbers

  • Open Doors: Rhodes has again been recognized as top institution for study abroad by the IIE. We are No. 30 for number of undergraduates participating, No. 34 for participating baccalaureate colleges, and No. 18 for numbers of students participating in short term programs. 
  • Number of students studying off-campus during the academic year 2025-2026: 194
  • Students studied in the following 31 countries this year: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, and the United States.
  • Faculty-led program enrollment: 123
  • Exchange program enrollment: 19
  • Affiliated program enrollment: 52

  • Students majored in the following 27 disciplines from this year’s study abroad and away cohort:

    Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Anthropology and Sociology, Art and Art History, Biology, Biomathematics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Business, Chemistry, Chinese Studies, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Economics, Economics and International Studies, Educational Studies, English, Environmental Studies and Sciences, Health Equity, History, International Studies, Latin American and Latinx Studies, Mathematics, Media Studies, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Urban Studies

Award-Winning and Honored Study Abroad and Away Students

CONTACT US  |  Buckman Center for Global Engagement
Burrow Hall 105  |   global@rhodes.edu  |  +001 (901) 843-3403

Study Abroad News

Sophia Cracraft, Lydia Gold, Melate Kebede, and Erin McTigueβ€”members of the Rhodes College Class of 2026β€”have been selected to receive Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Over the course of eight weeks in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lily Grace Richey '27 didn’t just study global issues; as a Mertie Buckman International International Scholar, she lived them.
Johnathan Burch, a sophomore political science major from Charlotte, NC, has been selected for the 2025 Douglass-O’Connell Global Internship. He will work in Ireland this summer.