The Rhodes Trust has announced the latest cohort of 32 Rhodes Scholars selected in 16 districts across the United States. Sixteen members of this year's class are women.
Only six times have women outnumbered men among the American Rhodes Scholars selected in that particular year. This year 21 of the 32 Rhodes Scholarship winners are women.
Women were first included in Rhodes Scholarships in 1976. Since that time 545 American women have won Rhodes Scholarships. This year 14 of the 32 Rhodes Scholarship winners are women.