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.
- Top 6%Pell Grant share
- Top 9%Acceptance rate
- Top 13%Average net price
- Top 15%Cost of attendance
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,840886th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,840489th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,448292nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,1591,521st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $32,2751,848th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $25,6411,849th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.0%1,839th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 9.5%1,835th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 34.7%139th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4281,722nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 68.8%128th highest of 2,140 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.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 14 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $27,947 | — |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $24,421 | $19,683 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $22,572 | $17,595 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $21,781 | $19,455 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: United Methodistsource
- Founded in 1866source
- Athletic nickname: "Bearcats"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #2C3192 and #FFFFFFsource
- Motto: "By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them"source
- Formerly known as "Shaw University" (1870–1892)source
- Formerly known as "Rust University" (1892–1915)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- Notable alum: Ida B. Wellssource
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.
Key links
- Official websiterustcollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 176318)
- Compare colleges in MSRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MississippiEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Rust College vs Blue Mountain Christian UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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