The 2010 Rhodes University graduation ceremonies from 8 to 10 April saw 1 824 students from all six faculties at the university being awarded qualifications.
The 2010 Rhodes University graduation ceremonies from 8 to 10 April saw 1 824 students from all six faculties at the university being awarded qualifications.
A total of 1 145 of these students obtained first-time qualifications, which includes diplomas, certificates and degrees, while 679 graduates received postgraduate qualifications.
Rhodes is particularly proud of the growing number of women students being awarded their tertiary education qualifications.
Of the total number of students graduating this year, 721 are male graduates while 1 103 of them are female graduates.
Within the six academic faculties at Rhodes, the Humanities retain the largest number of graduates at 692 while Commerce has 402.
The number of science graduates is still growing with the faculty recording 321 graduates in 2009 and 338 graduates in 2010.
Rhodes University enjoys one of the highest undergraduate pass rates at a tertiary institution in South Africa.
It also has one of the highest research outputs per capita of academic staff, making Rhodes a university of choice for postgraduate study.
| Graduation 2009* | Graduation2010* | |
| Total number of sTotal number of students graduatingtudents graduating | 1777 | 679 |
| Total number of male graduates | 705 | 721 |
| Total number of female graduates | 1 072 | 1 103 |
| Racial breakdown: | ||
| Asian | 101 | 71 |
| Black | 681 | 681 |
| Coloured | 44 | 68 |
| White | 951 | 1 004 |
| Students graduating with first degrees (including diplomas and certificates | 1 027 | 1 145 |
| Students graduating with postgraduate degrees and diplomas | 750 | 679 |
| Breakdown of graduates across: |
| Commerce | 394 | 402 |
| Education | 261 | 260 |
| Humanities | 662 | 692 |
| Law | 60 | 70 |
| Pharmacy | 79 | 62 |
| Science | 321 | 338 |
* These are the minimum amounts as at 31 March 2010:these numbers may increase throughout the year.
