Rust College Overview

Located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Rust College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Rust College is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Rust College Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Rust College since the student to facuty ratio is 8 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Rust College is the bachelor's degree.
• In a recent academic period81% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is 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

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How Do I Get Into Rust College?

You can apply to Rust College online at: rustcollege.typeform.com/to/Gy7V5Q

Admission Requirements for Rust College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rust College?

The acceptance rate at Rust College is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Rust College received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 16. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 18.

Can I Afford Rust College?

The overall average net price of Rust College is $9,532. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

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Rust College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 623 undergraduate students at Rust College, with 58 being full-time and 565 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 58 full-time undergraduates at Rust College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rust College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Rust College. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at Rust College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kenya, The Gambia, and Zimbabwe.

Rust College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Biology	22	22
Business Administration & Management	17	17
Journalism	14	14
Teacher Education Grade Specific	6	6
Computer Science	3	3
Human Development & Family Studies	3	3
Mathematics	3	3
Sociology	3	3
English Literature (Other)	2	2
Chemistry	2	2
Social Work	2	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	1
General Social Sciences	1	1
Political Science & Government	1	1
Educational Administration	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0
Public Administration	0	0
TOTAL	80	80

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Fredlyfish4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.