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Rust College

Holly Springs, MS · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Holly Springs, MS · 428 undergraduates · 35% acceptance rate · $32,275 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$8,751251st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,840883rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$13,840486th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$18,448292nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,1591,510th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$32,2751,835th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,6411,837th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
27.0%1,824th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
9.5%1,820th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
34.7%138th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
4281,717th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
68.8%128th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 182 mi (BNA)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 14 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$27,947—
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$24,421$19,683
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$24,035—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$22,572$17,595
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$21,781$19,455
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors——
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors——
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $490,000 (M $254,000 · W $236,000)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rust College’s 428 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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