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Established :
31 May 1904
University Type and Campus :
Public ; Urban
Rhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of four universities in the province. Established in 1904, Rhodes University is the province's oldest university, and it is the fifth or sixth oldest South African university in continuous operation, being preceded by the University of the Free State (1904), University of Witwatersrand (1896), Stellenbosch University (1866) and the University of Cape Town (1829). Rhodes was founded in 1904 as Rhodes University College, named after Cecil Rhodes, through a grant from the Rhodes Trust. It became a constituent college of the University of South Africa in 1918 before becoming an independent university in 1951.
Quick facts
Motto: Strength, courage, truth
Endowment: R429.6 million
Administrative staff: 357
Students: 7,005
Undergraduates: 5,372
Postgraduates: 1,633
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