Rust College

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Acceptance Rate

48.7%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

440–1339

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$13,840

Undergrad Enrollment

428

Applicants

1,715

Yield Rate

17.3%

Student:Faculty

11:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$12,587/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $50,348 over four years.

What grads earn

$35,634/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $40,981 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 13% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.4 years of pay.

40% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

35.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.3%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Rust College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$12,546

$30–48k$9,481

$48–75k$13,878

$75–110k$8,797

Over $110k$18,356

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

25%

Completion · all

34%

Completion · Pell

35%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

21%

Median debt

$26,159

Classification

Four-year, very small, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied

1,715

Admitted

59534.7%

Enrolled

10317% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

78.8%▼ +28.5pp

Application Volume

2,467 applicants▼ 49%

Rust College has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Rape	1	—	—	—
Robbery	1	—	1	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation56% / 44%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball61Basketball15Tennis8Track & Field50

Women's

Basketball20Softball16Tennis8Track & Field50Volleyball10

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Biology/Biological Sciences, General18 grads

Social Work8 grads

Broadcast Journalism7 grads

Business Administration and Management, General7 grads

Computer Science3 grads

Chemistry, General2 grads

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies1 grads

Sociology1 grads

4yr Grad Rate

14%

6yr Grad Rate

23%

Retention Rate

84%

Median Earnings

$32,275