The new class includes students from 20 different colleges and universities, including the first ever Rhodes Scholars from Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia and Pepperdine University, California.

Nearly 3,000 U.S. students began the application process for the scholarship covering all expenses at the storied university in Oxford, England, to pursue graduate degrees beginning in October 2025. Two Iowa students were among the 32 ultimately chosen for the prestigious award.

Rice University senior Jae Kim was named a Rhodes scholar on Saturday, the only Texas university student to receive the prestigious award this year. Kim is Rice’s 13th Rhodes scholar overall but the school’s first since 2015,

Seven UCT graduates were named among the 11 recipients of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for 2025 in the Southern African cohort.

The 57th student to be selected for the award from UVA – the most of any U.S. public research university – will study the universe’s origins.

A group of 32 students from the United States have been selected to attend the University of Oxford as part of the prestigious Rhodes scholar program in the coming year among an international class re

The 2025 cohort of U.S. Rhodes Scholars was announced Saturday. The 32 Scholars will attend Oxford University next October for their graduate studies in various fields.