No Rhodes Scholars for Penn

The list of Rhodes Scholarship domestic winners came out Sunday, and neither Penn students nor recent alumni made the cut.

While Penn did not produce any of the 32 American Scholars, many of the University’s peer institutions did. Harvard and Stanford universities, as well as the University of Chicago, each generated three Scholars. Princeton and Yale universities each produced two Scholars, and Dartmouth College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology each have one.

Rhodes Scholars study at the University of Oxford for two to three years for free. The fellowship is one of the most esteemed academic honors in the world. Past recipients include Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former President Bill Clinton.

The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, which coordinates Rhodes applications, could not be reached for comment over the weekend.

International winners will likely be announced in the next month. Along with the 32 Scholarships granted to American students each year, the Rhodes Trust also offers Scholarships to students from 14 former British colonies or protectorates. Roughly 80 Scholars make up this final group.

Last year, Sarah-Jane Littleford — a Zimbabwe native who applied as an international student — was the only Rhodes scholar from Penn.

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