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Rust College was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
The acceptance rate at Rust College is 79%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Rust College is a good fit for you.
About 14% of students accepted to Rust College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 215 and 669. Math scores were between 225 and 670.
At Rust College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 8 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Rust College is 81%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Rust College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Rust College is 14%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Rust College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 623 undergraduates at Rust College with 58 being full-time and 565 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,969 | $10,341 | $10,643 | $11,323 | $13,061 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Rust College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Rust College, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $5,841 a year. That adds up to $23,364 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Rust College.
Contact details for Rust College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 150 Rust Avenue, Holly Springs, MS 38635 |
| Phone: | 662-252-8000 |
| Website: | www.rustcollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Journalism | 30 | $24,977 |
| General Biology | 25 | $26,947 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 | $25,814 |
| Business Administration & Management | 12 | NA |
| Sociology | 11 | NA |
| Computer Science | 9 | NA |
| Social Work | 6 | NA |
| Mathematics | 5 | NA |
| Chemistry | 3 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 2 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 190 students took at least one online class at Rust College. This is a decrease from the 434 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 190 | 5 |
| 2021-2022 | 434 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 250 | 67 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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