<p>Stanford University produced the most scholars this year, with five. Brown, Harvard, and Princeton Universities had four each........</p>
<p>Well, some years you do well, others you don’t… and it’s kind of hit or miss with something as selective as Rhodes. Last year, Chicago had the most in the nation tied with Harvard and Stanford.</p>
<p>With regard to the problem of institutional consistency, I think this is an indication that Chicago is still not performing as well as Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, etc., even academically. We’re closer to Columbia, performance-wise (which, as you’ll note, had 0 Rhodes Scholars this year as well). But I think this was fairly obvious anyway. </p>
<p>Also, it’s noteworthy that this was the class of 2012, admitted back when Chicago had a 28% admit rate, still higher than Northwestern, et al. I would like to think that Chicago’s performance in attracting the very top students has somewhat improved since then.</p>
<p>Well, to be fair Objectiveperson, the U of C has produced 48 Rhodes Scholars total:</p>
<p>[Rhodes</a> Scholars | The University of Chicago](<a href=“http://www.uchicago.edu/about/accolades/rhodes.shtml]Rhodes”>http://www.uchicago.edu/about/accolades/rhodes.shtml)</p>
<p>It’s hard to manipulate these numbers. </p>
<p>In fact, by producing 48 winners, U of C is #7 in the nation for Rhodes Scholars - behind only Harvard, Yale, Princeton, West Point, Stanford, and Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Not too shabby. You’re right, Nondorf and Zimmer can’t manipulate these numbers, but Chicago does extremely well anyway.</p>
<p>Also, as this link shows:</p>
<p>[Rhodes</a> Scholars | The University of Chicago](<a href=“http://www.uchicago.edu/about/accolades/rhodes.shtml]Rhodes”>http://www.uchicago.edu/about/accolades/rhodes.shtml)</p>
<p>It seems that U of C seems to win this award in clumps. In 2006, 3 Chicago students won the Rhodes, and then no one from Chicago won in 2007. Then, in 2008, 3 more Chicago students won the Rhodes, and then no one from Chicago won in 2009. In 2011, 3 more Chicago students won, and in 2012, no Chicago students won. Maybe 2013 will be a good year for the U of C??</p>
<p>Generally, the only schools that win Rhodes Scholarships with true consistency are Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. In fact, Harvard (with 332 total winners) blows everyone else out of the water - H nearly has as many Rhodes winners as Yale and Princeton combined. (Yale and Princeton have around 200 Rhodes winners each.)</p>
<p>That’s kind of twisted to say that Zimmer and Nondorf are manipulating rankings by switching to the Common App. For one thing, UChicago switched to the Common App. before Nondorf even arrived. For another, the vast majority of selective schools are also on the Common App. (and most were on it long before UChicago).</p>
<p>So if you believe Zimmer and Nondorf are manipulating something, the “evidence” you provide is impossibly thin. If you’re merely against the Common App., then your targeting of UChicago is arbitrarily selective.</p>
<p>In either case, it’s hard to see what this admissions-related complaint has to do with Rhodes Scholarships.</p>
<p>rlmmail - I think all schools “manipulate” numbers - Chicago included. In the beauty pageant that is US News, schools absolutely look to inflate their admissions numbers, appear more selective, and the like.</p>
<p>I used to receive mailings from the U of C encouraging me to contribute all the time, saying that no matter what I give, the alum participation rate is an important part of the US news rankings, and by giving, I can help our ranking. Same thing with admissions - Chicago should receive around 250000 applicants this year, and many, many will be automatic rejects. Chicago, just like all other top schools, looks to drum up applications to reject applicants.</p>
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<p>250,000? Wow, that’s a lot! That should give an admissions rate of about 1%!</p>
<p>A typo I guess. 25,000 is possible for this year.</p>
<p>Yes I meant 25,000 - sorry for the typo!</p>
<p>Any Marshall Scholars this year? They are actually about as hard to win as a Rhodes. I even know some kids who did not win a Marshall only to get a Rhodes later the same month. Yes, not as prestigious, but an equal measure of academic strength.</p>
<p>Yep, one: [Fourth-year</a> Leah Rand named Marshall Scholar | UChicago News](<a href=“http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2011/11/21/fourth-year-leah-rand-named-marshall-scholar]Fourth-year”>Fourth-year Leah Rand named Marshall Scholar | University of Chicago News)</p>
<p>^ Nice. As others have said, you don’t necessarily score every year. Even Harvard zeroed a few years ago.</p>
<p>I think its awesome that U of Chicago’s administration cares about the amount of Rhodes and Marshall Scholars it has each year. That’s why it outperforms its closest peers in these sorts of measures. These are truly wonderful opportunities that these graduates now have an opportunity to pursue in England.</p>