Mississippi students paid $9,900 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $200 more than the $9,700 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 216 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.3 million and 190 students took out student loans totaling more than $1 million.
Including all undergraduates (846), 797 students used grants or scholarships totaling $5.4 million, and 748 students took out $4.6 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~288 | $9,500 | $9,500 | $9,700 | $9,900 | 4.2% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Rust College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 216 | 95% | $1,041,793 | $4,823 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 4 | 2% | $1,000 | $250 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 85 | 37% | $286,622 | $3,372 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 216 | 95% | $1,329,415 | $6,155 |
| Federal student loans | 190 | 83% | $1,023,674 | $5,388 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 190 | 83% | $1,023,674 | $5,388 |
| Total student aid | 224 | 98% | - | - |
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