Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
United Methodist
Population
120,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours
2,683 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (68%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
433
Men / Women
49% / 51%
Athletes
56.8%
Racial/Ethnic
Black
90%
International
4%
Hispanic
3%
White
1%
Native American
0%
Asian
0%
Mixed
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 38.3% 38.3%
2012 Men: 41.7% 41.7%
2013 Men: 35.5% 35.5%
2014 Men: 42.0% 42.0%
2015 Men: 43.3% 43.3%
2016 Men: 40.3% 40.3%
2017 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2018 Men: 46.6% 46.6%
2019 Men: 41.9% 41.9%
2020 Men: 36.6% 36.6%
2021 Men: 35.8% 35.8%
2022 Men: 41.3% 41.3%
2023 Men: 59.2% 59.2%
2024 Men: 45.4% 45.4%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 95.0% 95.0%
2012 Black: 94.8% 94.8%
2013 Black: 96.5% 96.5%
2014 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Black: 95.1% 95.1%
2016 Black: 91.8% 91.8%
2017 Black: 95.8% 95.8%
2018 Black: 96.3% 96.3%
2019 Black: 96.6% 96.6%
2020 Black: 98.1% 98.1%
2021 Black: 98.3% 98.3%
2022 Black: 93.4% 93.4%
2023 Black: 87.2% 87.2%
2024 Black: 98.4% 98.4%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 White: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 White: 0.4% 0.4%
2018 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 White: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 White: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2012 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2013 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2016 International: 5.6% 5.6%
2017 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2018 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2019 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Black: 91.9% 91.9%
2021 Black: 94.3% 94.3%
2022 Black: 96.6% 96.6%
2023 Black: 97.0% 97.0%
2024 Black: 94.2% 94.2%
2025 Black: 90.3% 90.3%
2020 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2025 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2020 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 White: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 White: 1.3% 1.3%
2024 White: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 White: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2025 International: 3.9% 3.9%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Rust College
52
31% / 69%
4%
$46,018
36
92%
Computer Science
7 —
86% / 14%
14%
$71,272
84
—
Chemistry
— —
—
—
$41,538
23
—
Mathematics
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Biology
9 —
11% / 89%
0%
$36,715
12
92%
Accounting
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
—
—
—
Business Administration
9 —
22% / 78%
0%
$41,414
22
—
Marketing
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Broadcast Journalism
— —
—
—
$39,491
17
96%
Journalism
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$39,491
17
—
Political Science
— —
—
—
$42,381
25
—
Social Sciences
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$41,343
22
—
Social Work
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$41,516
23
—
Sociology
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$40,637
20
—
Early Childhood Education
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Education
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Elementary Education
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
—
—
—
Criminal Justice
— —
—
—
$43,783
29
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$14,193
ROI Percentile
36th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
84%
4-Year Graduation Rate
9%
6-Year Graduation Rate
12%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 28.4% 28.4%
2012 Graduated: 33.7% 33.7%
2013 Graduated: 20.2% 20.2%
2014 Graduated: 18.0% 18.0%
2015 Graduated: 34.8% 34.8%
2016 Graduated: 32.7% 32.7%
2017 Graduated: 38.8% 38.8%
2018 Graduated: 33.2% 33.2%
2019 Graduated: 28.1% 28.1%
2020 Graduated: 19.7% 19.7%
2021 Graduated: 26.9% 26.9%
2022 Graduated: 24.7% 24.7%
2023 Graduated: 27.0% 27.0%
2024 Graduated: 11.8% 11.8%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 27.7% 27.7%
2012 Men: 26.7% 26.7%
2013 Men: 16.1% 16.1%
2014 Men: 15.4% 15.4%
2015 Men: 23.6% 23.6%
2016 Men: 20.0% 20.0%
2017 Men: 35.2% 35.2%
2018 Men: 37.5% 37.5%
2019 Men: 14.0% 14.0%
2020 Men: 20.5% 20.5%
2021 Men: 21.4% 21.4%
2022 Men: 21.5% 21.5%
2023 Men: 23.3% 23.3%
2024 Men: 6.6% 6.6%
2011 Women: 28.9% 28.9%
2012 Women: 37.7% 37.7%
2013 Women: 22.7% 22.7%
2014 Women: 19.5% 19.5%
2015 Women: 41.3% 41.3%
2016 Women: 42.3% 42.3%
2017 Women: 40.9% 40.9%
2018 Women: 30.2% 30.2%
2019 Women: 35.6% 35.6%
2020 Women: 19.1% 19.1%
2021 Women: 30.9% 30.9%
2022 Women: 27.0% 27.0%
2023 Women: 29.6% 29.6%
2024 Women: 16.8% 16.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 26.6% 26.6%
2012 Black: 30.9% 30.9%
2013 Black: 18.6% 18.6%
2014 Black: 18.0% 18.0%
2015 Black: 34.8% 34.8%
2016 Black: 32.8% 32.8%
2017 Black: 37.9% 37.9%
2018 Black: 32.6% 32.6%
2019 Black: 28.3% 28.3%
2020 Black: 20.1% 20.1%
2021 Black: 26.9% 26.9%
2022 Black: 26.4% 26.4%
2023 Black: 25.2% 25.2%
2024 Black: 12.0% 12.0%
2011 International: 58.3% 58.3%
2012 International: 84.6% 84.6%
2013 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 International: 40.0% 40.0%
2016 International: 45.5% 45.5%
2017 International: 62.5% 62.5%
2018 International: 83.3% 83.3%
2019 International: 40.0% 40.0%
2021 International: 33.3% 33.3%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
23.1%
12
25% / 75%
8%
$41,414
22
—
Education
23.1%
12
42% / 58%
0%
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
19.2%
10
0% / 100%
0%
$40,857
21
—
Life & Natural Sciences
17.3%
9
11% / 89%
0%
$36,715
12
92%
Computer Science
13.5%
7
86% / 14%
14%
$71,272
84
—
Physical Sciences & Math
3.8%
2
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
38%
Yield (Unbound)
6%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
38%
38%
38%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 45.6% 45.6%
2012 Acceptance: 32.8% 32.8%
2013 Acceptance: 13.9% 13.9%
2014 Acceptance: 38.9% 38.9%
2015 Acceptance: 41.5% 41.5%
2016 Acceptance: 46.9% 46.9%
2017 Acceptance: 43.2% 43.2%
2018 Acceptance: 53.2% 53.2%
2019 Acceptance: 50.2% 50.2%
2020 Acceptance: 29.5% 29.5%
2021 Acceptance: 37.6% 37.6%
2022 Acceptance: 78.8% 78.8%
2023 Acceptance: 34.7% 34.7%
2024 Acceptance: 48.7% 48.7%
2011 Yield: 13.6% 13.6%
2012 Yield: 26.3% 26.3%
2013 Yield: 65.7% 65.7%
2014 Yield: 14.2% 14.2%
2015 Yield: 11.2% 11.2%
2016 Yield: 14.4% 14.4%
2017 Yield: 11.4% 11.4%
2018 Yield: 9.0% 9.0%
2019 Yield: 8.8% 8.8%
2020 Yield: 66.5% 66.5%
2021 Yield: 35.6% 35.6%
2022 Yield: 9.5% 9.5%
2023 Yield: 17.3% 17.3%
2024 Yield: 6.4% 6.4%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 3,983 3,983
2012 Applicants: 3,200 3,200
2013 Applicants: 3,152 3,152
2014 Applicants: 5,189 5,189
2015 Applicants: 5,307 5,307
2016 Applicants: 5,337 5,337
2017 Applicants: 5,414 5,414
2018 Applicants: 5,558 5,558
2019 Applicants: 4,852 4,852
2020 Applicants: 2,158 2,158
2021 Applicants: 2,609 2,609
2022 Applicants: 2,467 2,467
2023 Applicants: 1,715 1,715
2024 Applicants: 3,807 3,807
2011 Admitted: 1,817 1,817
2012 Admitted: 1,050 1,050
2013 Admitted: 437 437
2014 Admitted: 2,016 2,016
2015 Admitted: 2,202 2,202
2016 Admitted: 2,501 2,501
2017 Admitted: 2,340 2,340
2018 Admitted: 2,958 2,958
2019 Admitted: 2,438 2,438
2020 Admitted: 636 636
2021 Admitted: 981 981
2022 Admitted: 1,943 1,943
2023 Admitted: 595 595
2024 Admitted: 1,853 1,853
2011 Enrolled: 248 248
2012 Enrolled: 276 276
2013 Enrolled: 287 287
2014 Enrolled: 286 286
2015 Enrolled: 247 247
2016 Enrolled: 360 360
2017 Enrolled: 266 266
2018 Enrolled: 266 266
2019 Enrolled: 215 215
2020 Enrolled: 423 423
2021 Enrolled: 349 349
2022 Enrolled: 184 184
2023 Enrolled: 103 103
2024 Enrolled: 119 119
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
400
700
1000
1300
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 630 630
2022 25th: 440 440
2013 75th: 800 800
2022 75th: 1339 1339
SAT Math
200
350
500
650
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 320 320
2022 25th: 225 225
2013 75th: 440 440
2022 75th: 670 670
SAT Reading & Writing
200
350
500
650
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 310 310
2022 25th: 215 215
2013 75th: 360 360
2022 75th: 669 669
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 82.0% 82.0%
2012 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0%
2013 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0%
2014 Submitted: 70.0% 70.0%
2015 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2016 Submitted: 68.0% 68.0%
2022 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0%
2023 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
