Rust College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Rust College is a historically black liberal arts college located in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The college was founded in 1866 by Northern missionaries known as the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The college offers bachelor’s and associate’s degree in several subjects through several divisions of study:

• Division of Business
• Division of Education
• Division of Humanities
• Division of Science & Mathematics
• Division of Social Science

Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Omega Psi Phi are some of the honor societies and fraternities available to the students at Rust. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Bearcats.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in science, media, family and social work, and computer science and engineering.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Rust College is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 942 in 2009-2010 (570 full-time equivalent).

About 32% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 68% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Rust College provides on-campus housing for 863 of its 570 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Independent Mid-South Region for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (15 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (15 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (14 awarded)

• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (18 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Journalism

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

SCIENCE (32 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry