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What Rust College costs

Holly Springs, Mississippi · Private · 467 undergrads · HBCU

Rust College's sticker price was $23,559 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $13,314 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $12,143.

What does Rust College cost?

$13,314 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $23,559.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$12,143
$30,000–$48,000$13,526
$48,000–$75,000$13,937
$75,000–$110,000$13,449
over $110,000$17,876

Own a business or have divorced parents? Run Rust College's own calculator.

Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$12,143
$30,000–$48,000$13,526
$48,000–$75,000$13,937
$75,000–$110,000$13,449
Over $110,000$17,876

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 48% off Rust College's sticker price.

Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Rust College's own calculator can.

Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Rust College cost less than Alcorn State University, Oakwood University and Johnson C Smith University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Rust College$13,937$13,314
Alcorn State University$16,221$14,791
Oakwood University$24,568$26,827
Johnson C Smith University$20,317$21,397

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$13,265
Tuition, 2025-26
$23,559
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
76%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$10,993
average grant for students who got aid.
65%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$29,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Rust College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,143 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $23,559. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rust College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Rust College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $13,526 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $23,559. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rust College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Rust College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $13,937 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $23,559. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rust College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers