<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>