Overview
- The announcement by American Secretary Dr. Ramona L. Doyle confirmed that the 32 recipients will begin graduate study at the University of Oxford in October 2026.
- The U.S. scholars hail from 22 colleges and universities, with Harvard, Yale, MIT, and the U.S. Military Academy each earning three selections and five total winners coming from the service academies.
- The U.S. cohort will join scholars from 25 other countries plus two Global Rhodes Scholars for a total class of more than 100 students worldwide.
- Nearly 2,800 students started applications this cycle, 965 were endorsed by 264 institutions, and 238 finalists interviewed across 16 U.S. districts before selections were made.
- Academic interests in the U.S. group include housing, health outcomes, sustainability, and prison reentry programs, and the scholarship’s support averages about $75,000 per year with higher totals for longer courses.